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千里之行,始於足下

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

Characters and words in 千里之行,始於足下

qiān = qi + an1
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qiān = qi + an1
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a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
= li + Ø3
= li + Ø3
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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= li + Ø3
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
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háng = h + ang2
row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column
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xíng = xi + (e)ng2
to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
to begin / to start / then / only then
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= yu + Ø1
surname Yu / Taiwan pr. [Yu2]
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= w + Ø1
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= yu + Ø2
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
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= ju + Ø4
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= zu + Ø2
foot / to be sufficient / ample
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you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation) / below the foot
xià = xi + a4
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
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Words with 千里之行,始於足下

千里之行,始於足下 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 千里之行,始於足下

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