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野心

yě xīn · ye xin

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ambition
  2. wild schemes
  3. careerism
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My own teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)五年(wǔnián)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do in five years?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)有(yǒu)野心(yěxīn)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)自己的(zìjǐde)茶馆(cháguǎn)。

    I am very ambitious. I want to open my own teahouse.

  3. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这个(zhège)野心(yěxīn)不小(bùxiǎo)！

    Wow, that is no small ambition!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)先(xiān)要(yào)学会(xuéhuì)泡茶(pàochá)。

    Yes, but first I need to learn to brew tea.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)他(tā)有(yǒu)野(yě)心(xīn)，他(tā)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)地(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Since he has ambitions, he works hard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)是(shì)个(gè)很(hěn)有(yǒu)野(yě)心(xīn)的(de)人(rén)。

He was a man of great ambition.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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