志在千里 zhìzàiqiānlǐ to have far-reaching ambitions Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 志 zhì noun will aspiration; ideal; ambition; the will to achieve something在 zài preposition to be at To be located at, in, or on; to be present or at home.千里 qiānlǐ a thousand li one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance