Chinese word dictionary

志向

zhìxiàng · ambition; goal; ideal; aspiration

Practice word

Word information

Simplified志向

Traditional志向

Pinyinzhìxiàng

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

志zhì

determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write

向xiàng

towards; direction, trend

How to learn 志向

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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方向fāngxiàng

direction; orientation; CL:個|个[ge4]

向xiàng

surname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly

杂志zázhì

magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]

标志biāozhì

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

面向miànxiàng

to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet

向上xiàngshàng

upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress