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magazine / CL: , ,
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
comrade / (slang) homosexual / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
Lexus, luxury vehicle brand of Toyota Motor Corporation
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
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
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  *志* | 志* | *志
aspiration / ambition / the will
great goal / magnificent aspiration
to be determined / to be resolved
journal / log (computing)
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  *誌* | 誌* | *誌
sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote
will / resolution / aspiration
high aims
Deutschland; Germany
traffic sign
local chronicles / district records
signal / sign (traffic control etc)
(idiom) single-minded; fully focused
emotion / mood
enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug / complacent
to have no aspirations (idiom) / unambitious
general history of a county / county annals
lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
consciousness / state of mind / compos mentis
far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公
free will
firm determination
lofty ideals / noble aspirations
historical record inscribed on tablet
unfulfilled ambition
to become demoralized / to lose one's sense of purpose
lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will
steadfast / with single-minded devotion
high aspiration
the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
Shangzhi, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
blog / weblog / same as 博客
lofty ambition / lofty aspiration
to be ambitious
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功
(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情)
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
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?
the will to live
Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
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
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
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
Pinterest (photo-sharing website)
inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet
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
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)
small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪, an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
ethnography
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?
to take an oath to do sth / to pledge / to vow
the will to move mountains / fig. high ambitions
aspiration
Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
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)
radiation warning symbol
soured by the loss of one's hopes
(literary) to make a mental note; to memorize


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