Chinese Conversation · Level 55
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Chinese word
志向
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhì xiàng
Meaning
- nounambition
Example
他的志向是当老师。tā de zhì xiàng shì dāng lǎo shī
His ambition is to become a teacher.
More examples
他根据自己的志向选了教育学专业。tā gēn jù zì jǐ de zhì xiàng xuǎn le jiào yù xué zhuān yè
He chose education as his major based on his own aspirations.
Core concept
A lasting inner direction guides what a person chooses and aims for.
Common phrases
兴趣和志向xìng qù hé zhì xiàng
interests and aspirations
根据志向选择gēn jù zhì xiàng xuǎn zé
choose based on one's aspirations
Similar words
理想lí xiǎng: A big and desirable picture of how the future should be.
目标mù biāo: A specific purpose or result that someone intends to achieve.
兴趣xìng qù: A subject or activity that attracts attention and makes someone want to learn or try it.
倾向qīng xiàng: A natural tendency for thoughts, attitudes, or actions to favor one direction.
Definition in Chinese
指个人在思想、态度或选择上倾向于某种方向或立场的特性。zhǐ gè rén zài sī xiǎng tài dù huò xuǎn zé shàng qīng xiàng yú móu zhǒng fāng xiàng huò lì chǎng de tè xìng
Word origin
The compound joins 志 (zhì, "inner aim") with 向 (xiàng, "face toward"), forming a word for the direction that a person's aims take.
Usage tips
- It is especially useful in discussions of study, careers, and public aims, where the focus is the direction behind a person's choices rather than one isolated decision.
Other meanings
- inclinationnoun
- orientationnoun
Related words
- 职业志向zhí yè zhì xiàngcareer aspirationsnoun