野心 (yěxīn) · ambition

野心 (yěxīn) means “ambition; wild ambition”. It is written with 2 characters: 野 (field) + 心 (heart). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 野心 is built

What 野 is made of

里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
予yǔ — to give
- 丁dīng — male adult

What 心 is made of

心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

他是一个很有野心的人。Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu yěxīn de rén.He is a very ambitious man.

这家公司有进入国际市场的野心。Zhèjiā gōngsī yǒu jìnrù guójì shìchǎng de yěxīn.This company has ambitions to enter the global market.

What does 野心 mean?

野心 (yěxīn) means “ambition; wild ambition”.

How do you pronounce 野心?

野心 is pronounced yěxīn.

Which HSK level is 野心?

野心 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 野心 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 213: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.