万里迢迢 (萬里迢迢)
wàn lǐ tiáo tiáo
Pinyin

Definition

万里迢迢 (萬里迢迢)
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wàn lǐ tiáo tiáo
  1. (adverbial phrase used with verbs such as 歸|归[guī] or 赴[fù] etc) traveling a great distance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哪里
nǎ lǐ
  1. 1 where?
  2. 2 somewhere
  3. 3 anywhere
  4. 4 wherever
  5. 5 nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. 6 humble expression denying compliment
  7. 7 also written 哪裡|哪里
里
lǐ
  1. 1 variant: 里 lǐ
里面
lǐ miàn
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 interior
  3. 3 also pr. [lǐ mian]
这里
zhè lǐ
  1. 1 variant: 这里 zhè lǐ
三里屯
Sān lǐ tún
  1. 1 Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

Idioms (20)

一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
  2. 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
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

Sample Sentences

你说老外干吗万里迢迢跑到中国来收养孩子呢？
nǐ shuō lǎowài gànmá wànlǐtiáotiáo pǎodào Zhōngguó lái shōuyǎng háizi ne ？
What are foreigners doing traveling so far to China just to adopt a child?
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