HSK 6 · Emotions

志气 zhìqì “aspiration” in Chinese

Traditional 志氣

What 志气 means

  1. aspiration
  2. ambition
  3. backbone
  4. resolve
  5. drive
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • spirit

How to say 志气

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale志zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale气qì4th tone, falling

志气 in a sentence

  1. 年轻人要有志气。

    Niánqīngrén yào yǒu zhìqì.

    Young people should have ambition.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他很有志气，从不靠别人。

    Tā hěn yǒu zhìqì, cóng bú kào biéren.

    He has real backbone and never relies on others.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 志气 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 志 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
志zhìaspiration
  • 士scholar · shì
  • 心heart · xīn
The character 气 (qì) drawn as one shape
气qìgas; air

气 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from layers of vapour rising: air, steam, breath.

How to write 志气

志 7 strokes · 气 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

志气 (zhìqì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 志气 (zhìqì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 志气

Words with 志

杂志zázhì · magazine标志biāozhì · sign志愿者zhìyuànzhě · volunteer意志yìzhì · will同志tóngzhì · comrade

Words with 气

天气tiānqì · weather不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome生气shēngqì · angry气qì · air力气lìqi · strength空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate脾气píqi · temper淘气táoqì · naughty小气xiǎoqì · stingy

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

振奋zhènfèn · to inspire争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint震撼zhènhàn · to shock震惊zhènjīng · shocked指望zhǐwàng · to count on知足常乐zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness自卑zìbēi · to feel inferior自满zìmǎn · complacent

FAQs

志气 (zhìqì) means “aspiration” or “ambition”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìqì: zhì with a 4th tone, then qì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 志气 is written 志氣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhiqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 志气 from the suggestions. Typing zhiqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
志气 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.