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行万里路，读万卷书
xíngwànlǐlù,dúwànjuǎnshū
Traditional: 行萬里路，讀萬卷書
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
Character Breakdown
行
xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
HSK 3
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
里
lǐ
unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
HSK 1
路
lù
road, path, street; journey
HSK 2
读
dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
HSK 1
万
wàn
ten thousand; innumerable
HSK 3
卷
juǎn
book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
HSK 5
书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1
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