To be unwilling to settle for a passive or subordinate role; to aspire to achieve significant accomplishments and make a difference.
他心怀壮志，不甘雌伏，决定辞职创业，闯出自己的一片天地。
Filled with ambition, he was unwilling to remain in a subordinate position, so he decided to resign and start his own business, creating his own path.
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In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhao Wen, the nephew of the famous Chengdu scholar Zhao Dian, was a young man with great aspirations.
During his time as Jingzhao (an official title), he felt frustrated and was often saddened by his inability to make significant contributions to the state. He lamented to his friends, "A true man should soar like a mighty male bird; how can he be content to lie low like a female?"
Not long after, Zhao Wen resigned from his post and returned home. During a year of famine, he took out his family's stored grain to help the poor.
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