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千里
qiānlǐ
1.
a thousand miles
2.
a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
3.
a long distance
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (20)
千里马
qiānlǐmǎ
lit. ten thousand mile horse
千里眼
qiānlǐyǎn
clairvoyance
千里之外
qiānlǐzhīwài
thousand miles distant
远隔千里
yuǎngéqiānlǐ
thousands of miles away
不远千里
bùyuǎnqiānlǐ
make light of traveling a thousand li
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
一日千里
yīrìqiānlǐ
lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
千里送鹅毛
qiānlǐsòngémáo
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里寄鹅毛
qiānlǐjìémáo
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
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
差之毫厘,谬以千里
chāzhīháolí,miùyǐqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
差之毫厘,失之千里
chāzhīháolí,shīzhīqiānlǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiānlǐzhīdī,kuìyúyǐxué
An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike.
行千里路,读万卷书
xíngqiānlǐlù,dúwànjuǎnshū
see [[行萬里路,讀萬卷書|行万里路,读万卷书<xíngwànlǐlù]], [[dúwànjuǎnshū>]]
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