雄心

xióngxīn

noun #17,970

Meanings

1 great ambition
2 lofty aspiration

Characters

male; heroic; grand

Examples

HSK 3

他是一个有雄心的年轻人。

Tā shì yí gè yǒu xióngxīn de niánqīngrén.

He is an ambitious young man.

HSK 7-9

雄心壮志不是光靠嘴说的。

Xióngxīn-zhuàngzhì búshì guāng kào zuǐ shuō de.

Grand ambitions aren't achieved just by talking.

Tips

memory

雄 (male/heroic) + 心 (heart) = a heroic heart full of ambition. Picture a lion's heart - bold and driven.

Stroke Order

雄 xióng

心 xīn