意志 yìzhì will
will; willpower; determination
How to remember 意志: 意 idea + 志 intention = will.
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How it is used
- Willpower / the determination to push through - 意志坚强 (yìzhì jiānqiáng) strong-willed; 磨练意志 (móliàn yìzhì) to temper one's will.
- Not 'a wish' (that's 意愿); 意志 is the inner strength to persist, common in talk of discipline, hardship, and self-control.
- Collocations: 钢铁般的意志 (gāngtiě bān de yìzhì) iron will, 意志力 (yìzhìlì) willpower.