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Trad. 勵志
- to pursue a goal with determination
- inspirational; motivational
Trad. 遠志
- far-reaching ambition
- lofty ideal
- milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Trad. 遺志
- the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on
Trad. 寶誌
- Baozhi, or Pao-chih, Chinese monk (418–514), also known as 保誌|保志 or 誌公|志公
Trad. 代誌
- (Tw) (coll.) matter; thing (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tāi-tsì], equivalent to Mandarin 事情[shi4 qing5])
Trad. 墓誌
- inscribed stone tablet placed in a tomb; memorial inscription on such a tablet
Trad. 張志新
- 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
Trad. 志留紀
- Silurian (geological period 440-417m years ago)
Trad. 羅志祥
- Luo Zhixiang or Show Luo or Alan Luo (1979-), Taiwanese pop star
- Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics
Trad. 胡志強
- Jason Hu (1948-), former Taiwan foreign minister
- Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
- see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4]
Trad. 勵志哥
- (coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success
- Shangzhi, a county-level city in Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
Trad. 茹誌鵑
- Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
- Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1]
Trad. 三國志
- History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls
Trad. 眾志成城
- unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)
Trad. 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
- lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
- fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
- (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause; to be like-minded
- to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
- gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
Trad. 志得意滿
- fully content with one's achievements (idiom)
- complacent
Trad. 志怪小說
- tales of the supernatural (genre of fiction)
Trad. 躊躇滿志
- enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug
- complacent
- gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals
- living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
Trad. 小花遠志
- small-flowered milkwort (Polygala arvensis Willd. or P. telephioides), with roots used in Chinese medicine
Trad. 唯意志論
- voluntarism
- metaphysical view, esp. due to Schopenhauer 叔本華|叔本华[Shu1 ben3 hua2], that the essence of the world is willpower
Trad. 蓄鬚明志
- to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
Trad. 契丹國志
- History of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire (916-1125)
Trad. 專心致志
- (idiom) single-minded; fully focused
- (idiom) person with the passion and resolve to pursue noble ideals
Trad. 日本國誌
- A Record of Japan, by Huang Zunxian 黃遵憲|黄遵宪[Huang2 Zun1 xian4], an extended analysis of Meiji Japan
- persevere and you will succeed (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
Trad. 人窮志短
- poor and with low expectations
- poverty stunts ambition
Trad. 聊齋志異
- Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡|蒲松龄[Pu2 Song1 ling2]
Trad. 胸無大志
- to have no aspirations (idiom)
- unambitious
Trad. 香港眾志
- Demosistō, a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong, established in 2016
Trad. 玩物喪志
- lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
- excessive attention to trivia saps the will
Trad. 鬱鬱不得志
- soured by the loss of one's hopes
Trad. 志賀氏菌病
- shigellosis
- bacillary dysentery
Trad. 臨海水土誌
- Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
Trad. 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
Trad. 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
Trad. 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[Chun1 liu3 she4]
Trad. 人窮志不窮
- (idiom) poor but with great ambitions; poor but principled
Trad. 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
Trad. 自由意志主義
- libertarianism
Trad. 輻射警告標志
- radiation warning symbol
- a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way
Trad. 中國人民志願軍
- the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
Trad. 德意志民主共和國
- German Democratic Republic (East Germany), 1945-1990
Trad. 德意志聯邦共和國
- Federal Republic of Germany
- former West Germany 1945-1990, now simply Germany
Trad. 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?
Trad. 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?
Trad. 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
Trad. 德意志學術交流中心
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Trad. 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[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]