lập chí
Definition
- Verb:
- To set one's mind on; to resolve; to make a firm resolution. This is the core meaning of "lập chí." It describes the deliberate and determined act of establishing a clear goal or purpose in one's mind and committing to achieving it. It implies a strong will and a focused intention to pursue a specific ambition or path.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Từ nhỏ, cậu ấy đã lập chí trở thành bác sĩ. (From a young age, he set his mind on becoming a doctor.)
- Sau thất bại, cô ấy lập chí sẽ cố gắng hơn nữa. (After the failure, she resolved to try even harder.)
- Lập chí học hành là bước đầu tiên dẫn đến thành công. (Setting your mind on studying is the first step leading to success.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lập chí hướng": to set one's aspirations; to determine one's direction or ambition. This phrase emphasizes choosing a specific life or career path.
- Thanh niên cần sớm lập chí hướng cho tương lai. (Young people need to set their aspirations for the future early.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chí hướng (n): aspiration, ambition, goal.
- Chí hướng của anh ấy rất cao cả. (His aspirations are very noble.)
- Quyết chí (v): to be firmly resolved; to be determined.
- Anh ta quyết chí lập nghiệp ở thành phố. (He was firmly resolved to build a career in the city.)
- Chí khí (n): willpower, spirit, mettle.
- Người có chí khí không sợ khó khăn. (A person with strong willpower is not afraid of difficulties.)
Synonyms
- To resolve: to decide firmly on a course of action.
- To determine: to establish precisely or to make a firm decision.
- To aspire: to direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something.
Related Idioms
- Lập thân: to establish oneself; to build a life and career.
- Lập chí rồi mới có thể lập thân. (First, you must set your mind, then you can establish yourself.)
- Chí tại tứ phương: (A person of) ambition can be found anywhere; talent and ambition are not confined to one place.
- Kẻ sĩ chí tại tứ phương. (A scholar's ambition knows no borders.)
verb
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to set one's mind on
