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壮志未酬 — “To have one's grand ambitions or aspirations remain unfulfilled”

壮志未酬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's grand ambitions or aspirations remain unfulfilled”. Often due to circumstances or an untimely end. Literally, “Grand ambitions unfulfilled”.

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壮志未酬 Pronunciation and Pinyin

壮志未酬 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
壮
zhuàng6Strong, robust, magnificent
志
zhì7will, aspiration, ambition
未
wèi5not yet
酬
chóu13reward, toast, socialize, achieve

Example Sentence with 壮志未酬

这位科学家毕生致力于一项宏伟研究,然而英年早逝,壮志未酬。
This scientist dedicated his whole life to a grand research project, but passed away at a young age, his ambitions unfulfilled.

Idioms Related to 壮志未酬

Synonyms of 壮志未酬

  • fù付zhī之dōng东liú流all efforts wasted
  • gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail at the last step
  • gōng功bài败chuí垂chéng成fail at the brink of success

Antonyms of 壮志未酬

  • rú如yuàn愿yǐ以cháng偿to have one's wishes fulfilled
  • chèn称xīn心rú如yì意everything goes as one wishes
  • mǎ马dào到chéng成gōng功instant success

More idioms starting with 壮

  • zhuàng壮fā发chōng冲guàn冠magnificent heroic spirit
  • zhuàng壮shì士duàn断wàn腕make a painful decision to prevent greater loss
  • zhuàng壮shì士jiě解wàn腕make a resolute decision to prevent greater loss
  • zhuàng壮fū夫bù不wèi为beneath one's dignity
  • zhuàng壮xīn心bù不yǐ已ambitious heart never ceases
  • zhuàng壮zhì志líng凌yún云to have grand and lofty ambitions
  • zhuàng壮zhì志nán难chóu酬grand aspirations unfulfilled
  • zhuàng壮qì气líng凌yún云magnificent spirit soaring to the sky
  • zhuàng壮qì气tūn吞niú牛magnificent ambition and heroic spirit

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Questions about 壮志未酬

What does 壮志未酬 mean?

壮志未酬 (zhuàng zhì wèi chóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have one's grand ambitions or aspirations remain unfulfilled”.

How do you pronounce 壮志未酬?

壮志未酬 is pronounced zhuàng zhì wèi chóu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 壮志未酬 literally mean?

Literally, 壮志未酬 means “Grand ambitions unfulfilled”. It is used to mean “to have one's grand ambitions or aspirations remain unfulfilled”.

What is the Chinese definition of 壮志未酬?

酬:实现。旧指潦倒的一生,志向没有实现就衰老了。也指抱负没有实现就去世了。

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