明志 míngzhì

míngzhì verb to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '明志')

Contained in

• 淡泊明志 living a simple life as one's ideal
• 以死明志 to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
• 蓄须明志(蓄鬚明志) to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination

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Truncated for common words

• 卷五十九　列傳第四十九 江淹 任昉 王僧孺 Volume 59 Biographies 49: Jiang Yan, Ren Fang, Wang Sengru History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
• 卷六十下 蔡邕列傳 Volume 60b: Biography of Cai Yong Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 1
• 卷二百九十 列傳第一百七十八 忠義二 Volume 290 Biographies 178: Loyal Officials 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
• 第三十七回 Chapter 37 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
• 卷三十三 列傳第二十七 王僧孺 張率 劉孝綽 王筠 Volume 33: Wang Sengru; Zhang Shuai; Liu Xiaochuo Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1

Collocations

• 春景明志 (春景明志) 春景明志詩 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷三十三 列傳第二十七 王僧孺 張率 劉孝綽 王筠 Volume 33: Wang Sengru; Zhang Shuai; Liu Xiaochuo — count: 2
• 明志诗 (明志詩) 春景明志詩 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷三十三 列傳第二十七 王僧孺 張率 劉孝綽 王筠 Volume 33: Wang Sengru; Zhang Shuai; Liu Xiaochuo — count: 2