有志 [－－]

Jyutping jau5 zi3
Pinyin yǒu zhì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be ambitious
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to aspire; to have ambitions
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    有志者事竟成。
    有志者事竟成。
    yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng 。
    • Where there's a will, there's a way.
    • Where there is a will, there is a way.
  2. Mandarin
    我有志成为一名律师。
    我有志成為一名律師。
    wǒ yǒu zhì chéng wéi yī míng lǜ shī 。
    • I intend to become a lawyer.
  3. Mandarin
    人各有志。
    人各有志。
    rén gè yǒu zhì 。
    • Each has their aspiration.
  4. Mandarin
    我是有志向的人——清楚自己的目标。
    我是有志向的人——清楚自己的目標。
    wǒ shì yǒu zhì xiàng de rén —— qīng chu zì jǐ de mù biāo 。
    • I'm someone ambitious - someone who knows very well what he is after.
    • I'm someone ambitious - someone who knows very well what she is after.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有志气
    有志氣
    jau5 zi3 hei3
    • to have aspiration to do something
  2. Cantonese
    年纪细细就立志 要贡献社会，真系有志气！
    年紀細細就立志 要貢獻社會，真係有志氣！
    nin4 gei2 sai3 sai3 zau6 laap6 zi3 jiu3 gung3 hin3 se5 wui5, zan1 hai6 jau5 zi3 hei3!
    • He/she has determined to devote herself to the society at this young age. Very aspiring!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    石大律师强调，就第一答辩人的社会服务令报告可见他是个品格良好而有志争取公义的17岁少年，因此不判处他阻吓性刑罚有原则上及情理上的基础。
    石大律師強調，就第一答辯人的社會服務令報告可見他是個品格良好而有志爭取公義的17歲少年，因此不判處他阻嚇性刑罰有原則上及情理上的基礎。
    shí dà lǜ shī qiáng diào ， jiù dì yī dá biàn rén de shè huì fú wù lìng bào gào kě jiàn tā shì ge pǐn gé liáng hǎo ér yǒu zhì zhēng qǔ gōng yì de １７ suì shào nián ， yīn cǐ bù pàn chù tā zǔ xià xìng xíng fá yǒu yuán zé shàng jí qíng lǐ shàng de jī chǔ ．
    • Mr Shek stressed that it can be seen from the 1st respondent’s Community Service Order Suitability Report that the 1st respondent was a 17-year-old young man of good character who was eager to fight for justice. Therefore, the decision not to impose a deterrent sentence on him was a principled one supported by good reason.