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magazine / CL: , ,
HSK 3
aspiration / ambition / to volunteer
HSK 3
volunteer
HSK 3
sign; mark; symbol; logo / to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
HSK 4
will; willpower; determination
HSK 5
to pursue a goal with determination / inspirational; motivational
HSK 7-9
will to fight / fighting spirit
HSK 7-9
unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
HSK 7-9
comrade / (slang) homosexual / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit
HSK 7-9
steadfast / with single-minded devotion
radiation warning symbol
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  *志* | 志* | *志
aspiration / ambition / the will
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  *志* | 志* | *志
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
journal / log (computing)
inclination / interest
to be determined / to be resolved
(literary) to make a mental note; to memorize
enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent
ambition / goal / ideal / aspiration
Deutschland; Germany
inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled
great goal / magnificent aspiration
consciousness / state of mind / compos mentis
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
(idiom) single-minded; fully focused
Lexus, luxury vehicle brand of Toyota Motor Corporation
firm determination
to write about mysterious or supernatural things
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
high aims
to take an oath to do sth / to pledge / to vow
Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
high aspiration
the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
having high fighting spirit
lofty ideals / noble aspirations
far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
to have no aspirations (idiom) / unambitious
fully content with one's achievements (idiom) / complacent
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
will / resolution / aspiration
blog / weblog / same as 博客
historical record inscribed on tablet
gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝, 65 scrolls
to be ambitious
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
Second book of Chronicles
Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
free will
Shangzhi, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市
lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
magazine publisher
lofty ambition / lofty aspiration
aspiration
Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
volunteer army
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公
(Tw) a volunteer
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄
Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player
Deutsche Bank
Federal Republic of Germany / former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
to be delirious / to be mentally confused
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳 growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979
Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
iconic
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功
unfulfilled ambition
volunteer soldier / CL:
the will to live
signal / sign (traffic control etc)
ambitious
libertarianism
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
First book of Chronicles
Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut
Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
epitaph
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls
History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)
to be in a state of delirium
Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics
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
traffic sign
(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

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