雄心壮志

雄心壯志
xióngxīnzhuàngzhì
idiom #16,625

Meanings

  1. 1 lofty ambition
  2. 2 great aspirations

Characters

Literally 'heroic heart, magnificent aspiration' — grand ambition from a powerful spirit.

Examples

Niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒu xióngxīnzhuàngzhì.
Young people should have lofty ambitions.
Tā mǎnhuái xióngxīnzhuàngzhì de chuàngbànle zìjǐ de gōngsī.
He founded his own company full of great ambition.

Tips

usage
雄心壮志 is a four-character idiom (成语) that combines 雄心 (great ambition) and 壮志 (magnificent aspiration). It's more literary than simply saying 野心 (ambition, which can have negative connotations).

Stroke Order

xióng
xīn
zhuàng
zhì