明志

míngzhì
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to state one's ideals
  2. to state one's ideals

Wiktionary

表明志向。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 明 míng
  1. bright
  2. opposite: dark 暗 àn
  3. (of meaning) clear
  4. to understand
  5. next
  6. public or open
  7. wise
  8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
=2 志 zhì
  1. aspiration
  2. ambition
  3. the will
=2 志 zhì
  1. sign
  2. mark
  3. to record
  4. to write a footnote

Containing this entry

以死明志 yǐsǐmíngzhì to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
淡泊明志 dànbómíngzhì living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
蓄须明志 xùxūmíngzhì to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳 Méi Lánfāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)