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千里
qiānlǐ
1. a thousand miles
2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
3. a long distance

Compound Words (20)

千里眼
qiānlǐyǎn
clairvoyance
千里马
qiānlǐmǎ
lit. ten thousand mile horse
一日千里
yīrìqiānlǐ
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
不远千里
bùyuǎnqiānlǐ
make light of traveling a thousand li
千里之外
qiānlǐzhīwài
thousand miles distant
千里迢迢
qiānlǐtiáotiáo
from distant parts
千里鹅毛
qiānlǐémáo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
决胜千里
juéshèngqiānlǐ
to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
转战千里
zhuǎnzhànqiānlǐ
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
远隔千里
yuǎngéqiānlǐ
thousands of miles away
千里寄鹅毛
qiānlǐjìémáo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛
qiānlǐsòngémáo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
恶事传千里
èshìchuánqiānlǐ
evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
千里达及托巴哥
QiānlǐdájíTuōbāgē
Trinidad and Tobago (Tw)
千里达和多巴哥
QiānlǐdáhéDuōbāgē
Trinidad and Tobago
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiānlǐzhīdī,kuìyúyǐxué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
千里之行,始于足下
qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
失之毫厘,谬以千里
shīzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差之千里
shīzhīháolí,chàzhīqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
失之毫厘,差以千里
shīzhīháolí,chàyǐqiānlǐ
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

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