- 野心勃勃 yěxīnbóbó extremely ambitiousDescribes having wild or unrestrained ambition; full of vaulting ambition.
- 野心家 yěxīnjiā careerista person with strong and selfish ambitions for fame, wealth, or power; an arriviste
- 狼子野心 lángzǐyěxīn wild ambitionThe ambition of wild wolves; used to describe a cruel person with wild ambition or rapacious designs whose evil nature is hard to change.
- 豺狼野心 cháilángyěxīn sinister intentionscruel and sinister intentions; describes someone with a heart as wicked and predatory as a jackal or a wolf
- 野心狼 yěxīnláng ruthlessly ambitious personA person or group with extreme and ruthless ambition, often used to describe those who greedily seek fame, power, or territory