千里 qiān lǐ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ cin1 lei5
- a thousand miles
- a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
- a long distance
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千
- 千克 qiān kè ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄜˋ cin1 hak1 kilogram
- 千万 千萬 qiān wàn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄢˋ cin1 maan6 ten million
- 千家万户 千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨˋ cin1 gaa1 maan6 wu6 every family (idiom)
- 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄤ ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧˋ cin1 fong1 baak3 gai3 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
- 千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cin1 bin3 maan6 faa3 countless changes
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- 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 千钧一发 千鈞一髮 qiān jūn yī fà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄧ ㄈㄚˋ cin1 gwan1 jat1 faat3 lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 出千 chū qiān ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄢ ceot1 cin1 see 出老千
- 千伏 qiān fú ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ cin1 fuk6 kilovolt
- 千位 qiān wèi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˋ cin1 wai2 the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
- 千亿 千億 qiān yì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧˋ cin1 jik1 myriads
- 千兆 qiān zhào ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄠˋ cin1 siu6 giga-
- 千卡 qiān kǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄎㄚˇ cin1 kaa1 kilocalorie; kcal
- 千古 qiān gǔ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ cin1 gu2 for all eternity
- 千周 qiān zhōu ㄑㄧㄢ ㄓㄡ cin1 zau1 kilocycle (KC), equals to 1,000 Hz
- 千吨 千噸 qiān dūn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄣ cin1 deon1 kiloton
- 千夫 qiān fū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ cin1 fu1 a lot of people (literary)
- 千山 Qiān shān ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ cin1 saan1 see 千山区
- 千帕 qiān pà ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄚˋ cin1 paak3 kilopascal (kPa, unit of pressure)
里
- 公里 gōng lǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˇ gung1 lei5 kilometer
- 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ naa5 leoi5 where?
- 夜里 夜裡 yè li ㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧ je6 leoi5 during the night
- 家里 家裡 jiā lǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ gaa1 leoi5 home
- 心里 心裡 xīn li ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ sam1 leoi5 chest
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- 怀里 懷裡 huái lǐ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧˇ waai4 leoi5 embrace
- 手里 手裡 shǒu lǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧˇ sau2 leoi5 in hand
- 里面 裏面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ variant of 里面
- 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ leoi5 bin1 inside
- 里面 裡面 lǐ miàn ㄌㄧˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ leoi5 min6 inside
- 里头 裡頭 lǐ tou ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄊㄡ leoi5 tau4 inside; interior
- 这里 這裏 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ variant of 这里
- 这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ze2 leoi5 here
- 那里 那裡 nà li ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄧ naa5 leoi5 there; that place
- 邻里 鄰里 lín lǐ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ leon4 lei5 neighbor
- 里程 lǐ chéng ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ lei5 cing4 mileage (distance traveled)
- 心里话 心裡話 xīn li huà ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sam1 leoi5 waa6 (to express one's) true feelings
- 暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li ㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧ am3 dei6 leoi5 secretly; inwardly; on the sly
- 里程碑 lǐ chéng bēi ㄌㄧˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄟ lei5 cing4 bei1 milestone
- 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄆㄚ baak3 wai2 cin1 paa1 myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
- 彪炳千古 biāo bǐng qiān gǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ biu1 bing2 cin1 gu2 to shine through the ages (idiom)
- 壁立千仞 bì lì qiān rèn ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˋ (idiom) (of a cliff, mountain etc) steep; lofty; imposing
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- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- 成千成万 成千成萬 chéng qiān chéng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 sing4 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千累万 成千累萬 chéng qiān lěi wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 leoi5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
- 决胜千里 決勝千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ kyut3 sing3 cin1 lei5 to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
- 千变万轸 千變萬軫 qiān biàn wàn zhěn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄣˇ cin1 bin3 maan6 zan2 constantly changing, ever-varying (idiom)
- 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
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- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ ㄇㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˇ mung4 zoi6 gu2 leoi5 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
- 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄣ min4 leoi5 cong4 zam1 lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
- 鹏程万里 鵬程萬里 péng chéng wàn lǐ ㄆㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ paang4 cing4 maan6 lei5 the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)
- 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin1 lei5 ngo4 mou4 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
Example sentences
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失 之 毫 厘 釐 ， 谬 謬 之 千里 。
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
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千里 之 行 ， 始 于 於 足下 。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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千里 之 行 ， 始 于 於 足下 。
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
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电脑 電腦 产业 產業 的 发展 發展 一日千里 。
The development of the computer industry has been very rapid.
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有缘 有緣 千里 来 來 相会 相會 ， 无缘 無緣 对面 對面 不 相逢 。
Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.
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