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千里之外
qiānlǐzhīwài
1. thousand miles distant

Character Breakdown

千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2 3 丶
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1 7 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng,juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

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