Meaning
进取心 refers to an internal drive or motivation to actively pursue progress, improvement, and achievement. It describes a person's proactive attitude toward advancing themselves or their goals, emphasizing initiative and a forward-looking mindset.
Usage
This term is commonly used in formal contexts such as education, workplace evaluations, and motivational discussions. It carries positive connotations and is often used to describe desirable qualities in students, employees, or leaders. Native speakers frequently use it when discussing personal development or when evaluating someone's attitude toward challenges.
Examples
- 01这个年轻人很有进取心，总是主动学习新技能。, .This young person is very ambitious and always proactively learns new skills.
- 02公司希望招聘有进取心的员工。.The company hopes to recruit employees with an enterprising spirit.
Characters
Measure words
- 种一种进取心
Common collocations
- 有进取心to be ambitious/enterprising
- 缺乏进取心to lack ambition
- 培养进取心to cultivate ambition
- 进取心强highly ambitious
Antonyms
Origin
The word combines 进取 (to forge ahead, to be enterprising) with 心 (heart/mind), literally meaning 'a heart/mind that advances and obtains,' thus referring to the internal spirit of ambition.