志愿
zhì yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

志愿
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zhì yuàn
  1. aspiration
  2. ambition
  3. to volunteer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

励志
lì zhì
  1. 1 to encourage
  2. 2 encouragement
同志
tóng zhì
  1. 1 comrade
  2. 2 (slang) homosexual
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
志趣
zhì qù
  1. 1 inclination
  2. 2 interest
意志
yì zhì
  1. 1 will
  2. 2 willpower
  3. 3 determination
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
日志
rì zhì
  1. 1 journal
  2. 2 log (computing)
标志
biāo zhì
  1. 1 sign
  2. 2 mark
  3. 3 symbol
  4. 4 logo
  5. 5 to symbolize
  6. 6 to indicate
  7. 7 to mark
杂志
zá zhì
  1. 1 magazine
  2. 2 CL:本[běn],份[fèn],期[qī]
丧志
sàng zhì
  1. 1 to become demoralized
  2. 2 to lose one's sense of purpose
墓志铭
mù zhì míng
  1. 1 epitaph
壮志
zhuàng zhì
  1. 1 great goal
  2. 2 magnificent aspiration
大志
dà zhì
  1. 1 high aims
徐志摩
Xú Zhì mó
  1. 1 Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
得志
dé zhì
  1. 1 to accomplish one's ambition
  2. 2 a dream come true
  3. 3 to enjoy success
心志
xīn zhì
  1. 1 will
  2. 2 resolution
  3. 3 aspiration
志
zhì
  1. 1 aspiration
  2. 2 ambition
  3. 3 the will
志向
zhì xiàng
  1. 1 ambition
  2. 2 goal
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 aspiration
志气
zhì qì
  1. 1 ambition
  2. 2 resolve
  3. 3 backbone
  4. 4 drive
  5. 5 spirit
志愿
zhì yuàn
  1. 1 aspiration
  2. 2 ambition
  3. 3 to volunteer
志愿者
zhì yuàn zhě
  1. 1 volunteer

Idioms (20)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
人穷志不穷
rén qióng zhì bù qióng
  1. 1 poor but with great ambitions (idiom)
  2. 2 poor but principled
仁人志士
rén rén zhì shì
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
专心致志
zhuān xīn zhì zhì
  1. 1 with single-hearted devotion (idiom)
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
志不在此
zhì bù zài cǐ
  1. 1 to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
  1. 1 to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
志士仁人
zhì shì rén rén
  1. 1 gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
志得意满
zhì dé yì mǎn
  1. 1 fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
  2. 2 complacent
有志竟成
yǒu zhì jìng chéng
  1. 1 persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
有志者事竟成
yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
  1. 1 a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
淡泊明志
dàn bó míng zhì
  1. 1 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
  1. 1 lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
  1. 1 unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
老骥伏枥，志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
胸无大志
xiōng wú dà zhì
  1. 1 to have no aspirations (idiom)
  2. 2 unambitious

Sample Sentences

原来，这家养老院推出了“陪伴是最长情的告白”志愿服务项目，年轻人可租住养老院的部分房间，月租仅三百元，但每人每月要为老人提供二十小时的志愿服务。
yuánlái ，zhè jiā yǎnglǎoyuàn tuīchū le “péibàn shì zuì chángqíng de gàobái ”zhìyuàn fúwù xiàngmù ，niánqīngrén kě zūzhù yǎnglǎoyuàn de bùfen fángjiān ，yuè zū jǐn sān bǎi yuán ，dàn měirén měiyuè yào wèi lǎorén tígōng èrshí xiǎoshí de zhìyuàn fúwù 。
It turned out that this nursing home launched the "Companionship is the most long-lasting" volunteer service project. Young people can rent rooms in the nursing home for a monthly rent of only 300 yuan, but each person must provide 20 hours of volunteer service for the elderly every month.
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首先，对于养老院的老人而言，他们经常面临无人陪伴的尴尬境遇。年轻志愿者的出现，解决了老年人没人陪的问题。
shǒuxiān ，duìyú yǎnglǎoyuàn de lǎorén éryán ，tāmen jīngcháng miànlín wúrén péibàn de gāngà jìngyù 。niánqīng zhìyuànzhě de chūxiàn ，jiějué le lǎoniánrén méi rén péi de wèntí 。
First of all, the elderly in nursing homes often face awkward situations of being alone but the presence of young volunteers solved this problem.
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其次，对于年轻人来说，租住在养老院里服务老人，不仅做了有意义的志愿活动，而且象征性的三百元房租大大节省了生活成本，这也调动了他们志愿服务老人的积极性，从而形成一种可持续的志愿行为。
qícì ，duìyú niánqīngrén láishuō ，zūzhù zài yǎnglǎoyuàn lǐ fúwù lǎorén ，bùjǐn zuò le yǒu yìyì de zhìyuàn huódòng ，érqiě xiàngzhēngxìng de sān bǎi yuán fángzū dàdà jiéshěng le shēnghuó chéngběn ，zhè yě diàodòng le tāmen zhìyuàn fúwù lǎorén de jījíxìng ，cóngér xíngchéng yīzhǒng kě chíxù de zhìyuàn xíngwéi 。
Secondly, through meaningful volunteer work, young people can rent a room in a nursing home at a symbolic cost of 300 yuan rent which has greatly reduced their cost of living. This becomes a motivation for them thereby creating a sustainable voluntary behavior.
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养老院里迎来了年轻人，在志愿服务时间得到保证的前提下，老人有了新朋友，能在年轻人引导下接触到许多新鲜事物不仅心灵上得到了慰藉，心态也能跟着变年轻。
yǎnglǎoyuàn lǐ yínglái le niánqīngrén ，zài zhìyuàn fúwù shíjiān dédào bǎozhèng de qiántí xià ，lǎorén yǒu le Xīn péngyou ，néng zài niánqīngrén yǐndǎo xià jiēchù dào xǔduō xīnxiān shìwù bùjǐn xīnlíng shàng dédào le wèijiè ，xīntài yě néng gēnzhe biàn niánqīng 。
When young people move into the nursing home, the elderly makes friends with them knowing that they are in house volunteers. They get in touch with many new things under the guidance of these young people. They no longer feel lonely and their minds are kept young.
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而通过低房租撬动志愿服务则提供了一种方案。
ér tōngguò dī fángzū qiàodòng zhìyuàn fúwù zé tígōng le yīzhǒng fāngàn 。
Through low rent and voluntary service, a solution is offered.
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我的中文水平高于多数人，而且我自己有丰富成功的留学经验，对于你们的客户来说，我说的话会很有说服力，此外，我在大学的留学生办公室当过志愿者，很了解留学生到了当地可能遇到的困难和留学顾问公司服务上的强项和弱项。
wǒ de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng gāoyú duōshù rén ，érqiě wǒ zìjǐ yǒu fēngfù chénggōng de liúxué jīngyàn ，duìyú nǐmen de kèhù láishuō ，wǒ shuō dehuà huì hěn yǒu shuōfú lì ，cǐwài ，wǒ zài dàxué de liúxuéshēng bàngōngshì dāng guò zhìyuànzhě ，hěn liǎojiě liúxuéshēng dào le dāngdì kěnéng yùdào de kùnnan hé liúxué gùwèn gōngsī fúwù shàng de qiángxiàng hé ruòxiàng 。
My Chinese is better than most people and I have a lot of successful experience as an exchange student. So for your clients, I can be quite persuasive. Apart from this, I've served as a volunteer for the exchange student office at my university. I really understand the kind of difficulties that exchange students might meet in the local area, and the strengths and weaknesses of the services of exchange student consulting companies.
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当志愿者是一件很有意义的事。
dāng zhìyuànzhě shì yī jiàn hěn yǒu yìyì de shì 。
Being a volunteeer is a really meaningful thing.
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她去西部的一个农村当志愿者了。
tā qù xībù de yī ge nóngcūn dāng zhìyuànzhě le 。
She went to volunteer at a village out west.
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对啊！当志愿者多有意义啊！
duì a ！dāng zhìyuànzhě duō yǒu yìyì a ！
Yeah! Volunteering is so meaningful!
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志愿者是去帮助那里的人，又不是去旅游的。
zhìyuànzhě shì qù bāngzhù nàlǐ de rén ，yòu bù shì qù lǚyóu de 。
Volunteers go to help people, not to go travelling.
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