Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 志

aspiration
ambition
the will

sign
mark
to record
to write a footnote

to pay respects to the dead
to mark sb's passing

volunteer

comrade
(slang) homosexual
CL:個／个 (gè)

lofty ambition
lofty aspiration

magazine
CL:本 (běn),份 (fèn),期 (qī)

journal
log (computing)

ambition
goal
ideal
aspiration

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

will; willpower; determination

inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet

to be ambitious

inclination
interest

Lexus

local chronicles
district records

will to fight
fighting spirit

consciousness
state of mind
compos mentis

Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

signal
sign (traffic control etc)

high aims

to recall silently

far-reaching ambition
lofty ideal
milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine

to be determined
to be resolved

to accomplish one's ambition
a dream come true
to enjoy success

to write about mysterious or supernatural things

ambition
resolve
backbone
drive
spirit

blog
weblog
same as 博客 (bókè)

aspiration
ambition
to volunteer

to take an oath to do sth
to pledge
to vow

historical record inscribed on tablet

to pursue a goal with determination
inspirational; motivational

to become demoralized
to lose one's sense of purpose

to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

firm determination

aspiration

emotion
mood

sign; mark; symbol; logo
to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

general history of a county
county annals

will
resolution
aspiration

Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌／保志 or 誌公／志公

Shangzhi, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

steadfast
with single-minded devotion

great goal
magnificent aspiration

(Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (tāi-tsì), equivalent to Mandarin 事情 (shìqing))

high aspiration

ethnography

iconic

Zhái Zhìgāng

Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut

Deutschland; Germany

Pinterest (photo-sharing website)

Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功／法轮功 ( Fǎlúngōng)

volunteer army

Zhāng Zhìxīn

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

History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), composed by Chen Shou 陳壽／陈寿 ( Chén Shòu) in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝／晋朝 ( Jìncháo), 65 scrolls

Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)

(coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success

Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet

volunteer soldier
CL:名 (míng)

Cài Zhìzhōng

Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics

Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
see also 胡志明市 ( Hú Zhìmíng Shì)

Luó Zhìxiáng

Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star

Laura Ling, US-Taiwanese woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

volunteer

Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister

the will to move mountains
fig. high ambitions

willpower

magazine publisher

Shangzhi, county-level city in Harbin 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 ( Hā'ěrbīn), Heilongjiang

Zhidan county in Yan'an 延安 ( Yán'ān), Shaanxi

epitaph

Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

Silurian system (geology)
see 志留紀／志留纪

ambitious

Fan Zhiyi (1969-), soccer player

Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician

zhìshìrénrén

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

xùxūmíngzhì

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng) growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

rénrénzhìshì

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

Hú Zhìmíng Shì

Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam

wánwùsàngzhì

lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
excessive attention to trivia saps the will

wèijìngzhīzhì

unfulfilled ambition

zhuānxīnzhìzhì

(idiom) single-minded; fully focused

shénzhìbùqīng

to be delirious
to be mentally confused

chóuchúmǎnzhì

enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug
complacent

yǐsǐmíngzhì

to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying

yǒuzhìjìngchéng

persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

Xiānggǎng Zhòngzhì

Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016

dòuzhì'ángyáng

having high fighting spirit

shénzhìhūnmí

to be in a state of delirium

Dàyītǒngzhì

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

Liáozhāi Zhìyì

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡／蒲松龄 ( Pú Sōnglíng)

Rìběn Guózhì

A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲／黄遵宪 ( Huáng Zūnxiàn), an extended analysis of Meiji Japan

xiōngwúdàzhì

to have no aspirations (idiom)
unambitious

Qìdān Guózhì

History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)

Lìdàizhìxià

Second book of Chronicles

zhòngzhìchéngchéng

unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)

jiāotōngbiāozhì

traffic sign

xiǎoréndézhì

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant

rénqióngzhìduǎn

poor and with low expectations
poverty stunts ambition

zhìzàisìfāng

to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)

zhìgāoqìyáng

high-spirited and smug

free will

Lìdàizhìshàng

First book of Chronicles

dànbómíngzhì

living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)

fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
complacent

qiúshēngyìzhì

the will to live

háoqíngzhuàngzhì

lofty ideals
noble aspirations

xiǎohuāyuǎnzhì

small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine

zhìtóngdàohé

(idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded

zhìguàixiǎoshuō

tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)

yǒngzhìbùwàng

never to be forgotten

wéiyìzhìlùn

voluntarism
metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華／叔本华 ( Shūběnhuá), that the essence of the world is willpower

yùyùbùdézhì

郁郁不得志

[鬱鬱不得志]

soured by the loss of one's hopes

Xīnjù Tóngzhìhuì

新剧同志会

[新劇同志會]

New Play Comrade Society, Chinese theatrical company founded in 1912, a continuation of the Spring Willow Society 春柳社 ( Chūnliǔshè)

bùyǐcíhàizhì

不以辞害志

[不以辭害志]

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

Déyìzhì Yínháng

德意志银行

[德意志銀行]

Deutsche Bank

Línhǎi Shuǐtǔzhì

临海水土志

[臨海水土誌]

Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩／沈莹

zhìhèshìjūnbìng

志贺氏菌病

[志賀氏菌病]

shigellosis
bacillary dysentery

rénqióngzhìbùqióng

人穷志不穷

[人窮志不窮]

(idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled

bùyǐcíhàizhì

不以词害志

[不以詞害誌]

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

yǒuzhìzhěshìjìngchéng

有志者事竟成

[有志者事竟成]

a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

fúshèjǐnggàobiāozhì

辐射警告标志

[輻射警告標志]

radiation warning symbol

zìyóuyìzhìzhǔyì

自由意志主义

[自由意志主義]

libertarianism

Dà Yuán Dàyītǒngzhì

大元大一统志

[大元大一統誌]

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

Zhōngguórénmínzhìyuànjūn

中国人民志愿军

[中國人民志願軍]

the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950

Déyìzhì Liánbāng Gònghéguó

德意志联邦共和国

[德意志聯邦共和國]

Federal Republic of Germany
former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany

yànquè'ānzhīhónghúzhīzhì

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

[燕雀安知鴻鵠之志]

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?

yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì

燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志

[燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志]

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?

Déyìzhì Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó

德意志民主共和国

[德意志民主共和國]

German Democratic Republic (East Germany), 1945-1990

Déyìzhì Xuéshù Jiāoliú Zhōngxīn

德意志学术交流中心

[德意志學術交流中心]

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn,zhìzài Pèigōng

项庄舞剑，志在沛公

[項莊舞劍，志在沛公]

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公 ( Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzài Pèigōng)

lǎojìfúlì,zhìzàiqiānlǐ

老骥伏枥，志在千里

[老驥伏櫪，志在千里]

lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations