万丈高楼平地起

wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
  2. 2. great oaks from little acorns grow

Child Words of 万丈高楼平地起

地
de

-ly

地
dì

earth

平
píng

flat

楼
lóu

house with more than 1 story

万
wàn

ten thousand

高
gāo

high

丈
zhàng

measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)

平地
píng dì

to level the land

万丈
wàn zhàng

lit. ten thousand fathoms

高楼
gāo lóu

high building