遗志

遺志

yízhì

noun #31,160

Meanings

Tā juéxīn jìchéng fùqīn de yízhì.

He resolved to carry on his father's unfulfilled mission.

Zhè xiàng yánjiū shì zài wánchéng lǎoshī de yízhì.

This research is fulfilling our teacher's legacy mission.

Tā bǎ shíxiàn nǎinai de yízhì dàngzuò yīshēng de mùbiāo.

She made fulfilling her grandmother's dying wish her life's goal.

usage

Specifically refers to aspirations left unfulfilled by someone who has died. Very common collocation: 继承...遗志 (to carry on someone's legacy).

遗 yí

志 zhì