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志气 zhìqì

志气 zhìqì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 志气 zhìqì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhìqì | zhi4 qi4
English translation
ambition
resolve
backbone
drive
spirit

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About 志气 zhìqì

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Traditional form

志氣

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 志气 zhìqì

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zhì

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and Shì represents the sound. In simplified Chinese zhì is also used to mean "sign; record", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character zhì .

Positional decomposition

士心

Number of Strokes

7

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of air.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 志气 zhìqì

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他们 tā men suī qióng què hěn yǒu 志气 zhìqì .

They are ambitious although they are poor.

志气 zhìqì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 志气 zhìqì and their own compounds.

志气 zhìqì Compounds

See all 53 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 志气 zhìqì in their composition.

  • zhì
    • zhì , zhì , zhì , , , ,
      • , kài , , , , , , ,
    • , yǎng , fēn , , qīng , , ān , dàn , qíng , , hài , , nǎi , xiān , dōng , chuān , kài , yīn , yūn , piē , , dāo , yáng , nèi , , , tiān , , , , , shēn , qīng , , , , yūn
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