duó​zhì

to break someone's will

  • created sense approved 夺志/奪志 · duó​zhì · to break someone's will — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夺志 / 奪志

    duó​zhì

    to break someone's will

    (literary) to force someone to change their original aspirations or will

    夺, 志

    夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to deprive 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 夺志/奪志 · duó​zhì · to lose one's purpose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夺志 / 奪志

    duó​zhì

    to lose one's purpose

    to lose or change one's own original purpose in life

    夺, 志

    夺 (literal) → 夺/奪 · duó · to deprive 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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