千里

qiān lǐ

Definitions

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

Words Containing 千里

• 一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ: lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
• 不远千里 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ: make light of traveling a thousand li
• 十万八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ: light-years (apart)
• 千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué: see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]
• 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué: lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
• 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài: thousand miles distant
• 千里之行，始于足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià: lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
• 千里寄鹅毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo: goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
• 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí: even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
• 千里眼 qiān lǐ yǎn: clairvoyance
• 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo: from distant parts
• 千里送鹅毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo: goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
• 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng: goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
• 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng: goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
• 千里达和多巴哥 qiān lǐ dá hé duō bā gē: Trinidad and Tobago
• 千里马 qiān lǐ mǎ: lit. ten thousand mile horse
• 千里马常有，而伯乐不常有 qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu: lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
• 千里鹅毛 qiān lǐ é máo: goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it
• 失之毫厘，谬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 失之毫厘，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 失之毫厘，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ: a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
• 好事不出门，恶事传千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ: lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
• 差之毫厘，失之千里 chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ: the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
• 差之毫厘，谬以千里 chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ: the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)
• 恶事传千里 è shì chuán qiān lǐ: evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire
• 决胜千里 jué shèng qiān lǐ: to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
• 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo: goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
• 行千里路，读万卷书 xíng qiān lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū: see 行萬里路，讀萬卷書|行万里路，读万卷书[xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū]
• 转战千里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ: fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
• 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài: a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
• 远隔千里 yuǎn gé qiān lǐ: thousands of miles away

Child Words of 千里

• 千 qiān: thousand
• 里 lǐ: lining