千里之行，始于足下 千里之行，始於足下
千里之行，始于足下 千里之行，始於足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄥˊ , ㄕˇ ㄩˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ cin1 lei5 zi1 hang4 ，ci2 jyu1 zuk1 haa6
- lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
- fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
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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)
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
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
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 不败之地 不敗之地 bù bài zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 (idiom) invincible position
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- 不急之务 不急之務 bù jí zhī wù ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓ ㄨˋ bat1 gap1 zi1 mou6 (idiom) a matter of no great urgency
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥˇ bat1 cing4 zi1 cing2 (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request
- 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ ㄓ ㄎㄜˋ bat1 cuk1 zi1 haak3 (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest
- 不祥之兆 bù xiáng zhī zhào ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄓ ㄓㄠˋ bat1 coeng4 zi1 siu6 (idiom) bad omen
- 操之过急 操之過急 cāo zhī guò jí ㄘㄠ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou1 zi1 gwo3 gap1 to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
- 成人之美 chéng rén zhī měi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄟˇ sing4 jan4 zi1 mei5 (idiom) beauty of helping others succeed; act of helping sb fulfill their wish
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun3 zyun1 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 风行一时 風行一時 fēng xíng yī shí ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ fung1 hang4 jat1 si4 (idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 功完行满 功完行滿 gōng wán xíng mǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄢˇ gung1 jyun4 hang4 mun5 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
- 规行矩步 規行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ kwai1 hang4 geoi2 bou6 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
Example sentences
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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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