千里 - qiān lǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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千里

qiān lǐ

Definition

a thousand miles
a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
a long distance

Character Decomposition

Related words (6)

clairvoyance

(lit.) ten thousand mile horse; fine steed

千里之外

qiān lǐ zhī wài

thousand miles distant

from distant parts

make light of traveling a thousand li; go to the trouble of traveling a long distance

遠隔千里

yuǎn gé qiān lǐ

thousands of miles away; far away

Idioms (7)

千里鵝毛

qiān lǐ é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛

千里寄鵝毛

qiān lǐ jì é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛

千里送鵝毛

qiān lǐ sòng é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

一日千里

yī rì qiān lǐ

rapid progress; (lit.) one day, a thousand miles (idiom)

決勝千里

jué shèng qiān lǐ

to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)

轉戰千里

zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country; never-ending struggle

惡事傳千里

è shì chuán qiān lǐ

evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire

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