雄图

雄圖
xióngtú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 grandiose plan
  2. 2 great ambition
  3. 3 grand strategy

Examples

Tā niánqīng shí huáizhe xióngtú dàlüè, lìzhì gǎibiàn shìjiè.
When young, he held a grand vision and resolved to change the world.
Gōngsī chuàngshǐrén de xióngtú zhōngyú shíxiàn le.
The company founder's grand ambition was finally realized.

Tips

register
Literary/dramatic register. Often paired with (dàlüè) to form 雄图 (xióngtú dàlüè, 'grand strategy'), almost always in writing about historical figures, founders, or major leaders. For everyday ambition, use 抱负 (bàofù) or 雄心 (xióngxīn).
memory
(xióng) = 'masculine / heroic / grand' (think xióngzhuàng 'majestic'); (tú) here means 'plan / scheme' (as in 企图 qǐtú, 'attempt'). 'Heroic plan' — exactly the connotation of English 'grand design'.

Stroke Order

xióng