抱负 bàofù aspiration
aspiration; ambition
How to remember 抱负: 抱 embrace + 负 shoulder = aspiration.
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- Aspiration, high ambition - 远大抱负 (yuǎndà bàofù) lofty aspirations, 施展抱负 realize one's ambitions.
- Positive and noble in tone. Contrast 野心 (yěxīn, ambition), which carries a ruthless, self-serving connotation.