才疏志大 — “To have little ability but great ambition”
才疏志大 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have little ability but great ambition”. Ambitious but incompetent. Literally, “Talent deficient, ambition great”.
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才疏志大 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他虽然有些才疏志大，但凭着一股冲劲，也取得了一些不错的成绩。
Although he had little ability but great ambition, with his drive, he still achieved some decent results.
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Synonyms of 才疏志大
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- cái才jiān兼wén文wǔ武accomplished in both literary and martial arts
- cái才huá华héng横yì溢overflowing with talent
- cái才huá华gài盖shì世unparalleled talent
- cái才huá华chāo超zhòng众outstanding talent
- cái才zhān占bā八dǒu斗possess exceptional literary talent
- cái才mò墨zhī之sǒu薮a gathering place for literary talents
- cái才duō多shí识guǎ寡talented but inexperienced
- cái才dà大rú如hǎi海immense talent and profound knowledge
- cái才dà大xīn心xì细great talent, meticulous mind
- cái才dà大qì气gāo高Talented and arrogant
- cái才dà大nán难yòng用great talent hard to employ
- cái才kuā夸bā八dǒu斗boast of exceptional literary talent
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What does 才疏志大 mean?
才疏志大 (cái shū zhì dà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have little ability but great ambition”.
How do you pronounce 才疏志大?
才疏志大 is pronounced cái shū zhì dà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 才疏志大 literally mean?
Literally, 才疏志大 means “Talent deficient, ambition great”. It is used to mean “to have little ability but great ambition”.
What is the Chinese definition of 才疏志大?
才干有限而抱负很大。