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意志 yìzhì

意志 yìzhì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 意志 yìzhì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yìzhì | yi4 zhi4
English translation
will
willpower
determination
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Traditional form

意志 yìzhì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 意志 yìzhì

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and yīn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yīn

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

音心

Number of Strokes

13
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

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Example sentences using 意志 yìzhì

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石头 shítou shì Dāo de 朋友 péngyou , 障碍 zhàngài shì 意志 yìzhì 的朋友.

Stones whet a sword, difficulties strengthen willpower.

kào 意志 yìzhì yíng le 这场比赛 bǐsài .

He had won the game by virtue of his strength of will.

zhào de 所作所为 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 那样 nà yàng 行事 xíng shì , shì 违背 wéibèi 上帝 Shàng dì de 意志 yìzhì de .

To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.

shuí Néng 使 shǐ 屈从 qū cóng de 意志 yìzhì .

Nobody could bend me to his will.

许多 xǔduō rén 认为 rènwéi 承认 chéngrèn yǒu 压力 yālì shì 意志薄弱 de 表现 biǎoxiàn

Many people felt that admitting to stress was a sign of weakness.

意志 yìzhì Decomposition

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意志 yìzhì Compounds

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