心志

Chinese

		heart; mind	the will
simp. and trad. (心志)		心	志

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sim-chì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chih⁴
    • Yale: syīn-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjyh
    • Palladius: синьчжи (sinʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 心志 心智

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sam¹ zi³
    • Yale: sām ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 心志 心智

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sim-chì
    • Tâi-lô: sim-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: simcix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sim³³ t͡si⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si²¹/

Noun

心志

1. will; resolution
2. ambition; aspiration

Synonyms

• (will):

• 志意 (zhìyì) (literary)
• 意志 (yìzhì)
• 毅力 (yìlì)
• 決心／决心 (juéxīn)
• 狠心 (hěnxīn)

 

• (ambition):

• 壯志／壮志 (zhuàngzhì) (great ambitions)
• 夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
• 志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
• 志向 (zhìxiàng)
• 志氣／志气 (zhìqì)
• 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
• 抱負／抱负 (bàofù)
• 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
• 理想 (lǐxiǎng)
• 職志／职志 (zhízhì)
• 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
• 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)