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理想

lǐ xiǎng

HSK 4

Meaning

  • an ideal
  • a dream
  • ideal
  • perfect

Definition

对未来事物的想象或希望,多指有根据的、合理的,跟空想、幻想不同。

Ideal, aspiration, or goal; a conception of something in its perfect form.

Usage

通常作名词或形容词,用于表达对美好未来的向往或对某事物完美状态的描述。

Used as a noun or adjective to express aspirations for the future or to describe the perfect state of something.

Examples

  • 1 每个人都有自己的理想,并为之努力奋斗。(Everyone has their own ideals and strives to achieve them.)
  • 2 她的理想是成为一名优秀的教师。(Her ideal is to become an excellent teacher.)
  • 3 这家公司致力于实现绿色环保的理想。(This company is committed to realizing the ideal of environmental protection.)
  • 4 理想很丰满,现实很骨感。(Ideals are full, but reality is skinny – a saying meaning reality often falls short of ideals.)
  • 5 他把这个项目看作实现理想的平台。(He sees this project as a platform to realize his ideals.)

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