万里 (萬里)
wàn lǐ
Pinyin
Definition
万里 (萬里)
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- far away
- thousands of miles
- 10000 li
万里 (萬里)
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- Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician
万里 (萬里)
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- Wanli township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一日千里
- 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
- 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
- 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里寄鹅毛
- 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
- 2 also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
- 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里送鹅毛
- 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
Sample Sentences
宋】杨万里
[Song] Yang Wan Li
古丝绸之路绵亘万里,延续千年,积淀了以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神。这是人类文明的宝贵遗产。
The ancient Silk Road stretched tens of thousands of miles over one thousand years, leaving us with a Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning, mutual study, and win-win mutual benefit at its core. This is the precious inheritance of human civilization.
这天怎么说变就变的,晴空万里转眼就瓢泼大雨了,诶,你老公会来接你吗?
How has the weather changed so unexpectedly? From clear skies as far as the eye can see to a downpour of rain in the blink of an eye. Agh, is your husband coming to pick you up?
你说老外干吗万里迢迢跑到中国来收养孩子呢?
What are foreigners doing traveling so far to China just to adopt a child?
娘娘,这是奴才特意帮您万里挑一选出来的孩子,叫小顺子。人挺机灵,就是不懂规矩,还需要奴才花时间调教一下。
Lady, this is an extremely rare little child that your slave chose especially for you! He's called Xiao Shunzi. He's very clever and bright. It's just that he doesn't understand the rules. Your slave must spend a little time training him.