志气
zhì qì
Pinyin

Definition

志气
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zhì qì
  1. ambition
  2. resolve
  3. backbone
  4. drive
  5. spirit

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

你怎么长他人志气，灭自己威风呢？是兄弟的，就该帮帮我。
nǐ zěnme zhǎng tārén zhìqì ，miè zìjǐ wēifēng ne ？shì xiōngdì de ，jiù gāi bāng bang wǒ 。
Why are you building him up and putting me down? We're brothers, you should help me.
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不过李白游山玩水是有目的的，是为了结交名人权贵，希望有人向皇帝引荐他。李白的志气可不是成为大诗人，他是想一下子从平民成为良相。
bùguò Lǐ Bái yóushānwánshuǐ shì yǒu mùdì de ，shì wèile jiéjiāo míngrén quánguì ，xīwàng yǒurén xiàng huángdì yǐnjiàn tā 。Lǐ Bái de zhìqì kěbushì chéngwéi dà shīrén ，tā shì xiǎng yīxiàzi cóng píngmín chéngwéi liángxiàng 。
However, Li Bai's travels to all the great sights had a purpose. He wanted to make friends with famous and powerful people and hoped that someone would recommend him to the emperor. Li Bai's ambition wasn't to become a great poet. He wanted to go from being a commoner to an adviser to the emperor.
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