老驥伏櫪，志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì ， zhì zài qiān lǐ

old but still have great ambition

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
驥 jì
thoroughbred horse; refined and virtuous
伏 fú HSK 6
to conceal oneself; to lie low; to fall (go down)
櫪 lì
stable (for horses); type of oak
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
里 lǐ HSK 1
inside; interior; internal