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心志

xīn zhì

2-character word

What 心志 means

1. will
2. resolution
3. aspiration

The characters in 心志

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will

Example sentences

• 故天将降大任于是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。
  When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility on a person, it must first distress their mind, exhaust their muscles and bones, starve their body, and deprive them of resources, making their actions go against their will. This is done to stimulate their heart and temper their character, thereby increasing what they are capable of.

Sounds the same

Read xīn zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 心智mind; mental faculties