# 野心 (yěxīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 野心 (yěxīn) means “ambition (negative sense)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: ambition (negative sense)
- Pinyin: yěxīn (ye3 xin1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他从来不满足于现状，心里藏着巨大的野心。
  Tā cónglái bù mǎnzú yú xiànzhuàng, xīnlǐ cángzhe jùdà de yěxīn.
  He was never satisfied with the status quo and harbored huge ambitions.

## Characters

- [野](https://hanziro.com/word/ye-wild/) (yě): wild; open country
- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind

https://hanziro.com/word/ye-xin-ambition/

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