千里
qiān lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

千里
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qiān lǐ
  1. a thousand miles
  2. a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
  3. a long distance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

千
qiān
  1. 1 thousand
千万
qiān wàn
  1. 1 ten million
  2. 2 countless
  3. 3 many
  4. 4 one must by all means
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 of 裡|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 of 這裡|这里[zhè lǐ]
那里
nà li
  1. 1 there
  2. 2 that place
  3. 3 also written 那裡|那里
三里屯
Sān lǐ tún
  1. 1 Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
公里
gōng lǐ
  1. 1 kilometer
千古
qiān gǔ
  1. 1 for all eternity
  2. 2 throughout all ages
千年
qiān nián
  1. 1 millennium
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
  1. 1 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
  2. 2 all the King's horses and all the King's men
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2 with difficulty
  3. 3 after some effort
千金
qiān jīn
  1. 1 thousand jin 斤 (pounds) of gold
  2. 2 money and riches
  3. 3 (honorific) invaluable (support)
  4. 4 (honorific) daughter
卡路里
kǎ lù lǐ
  1. 1 calorie (loanword)
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
嘴里
zuǐ lǐ
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 in the mouth
  3. 3 on one's lips
  4. 4 speech
  5. 5 words
噼里啪啦
pī li pā lā
  1. 1 (onom.) to crackle and rattle
  2. 2 to pitter-patter
夜里
yè li
  1. 1 during the night
  2. 2 at night
  3. 3 nighttime

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
  2. 2 words of enormous weight
一诺千金
yī nuò qiān jīn
  1. 1 a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom); a promise that must be kept
千依百顺
qiān yī bǎi shùn
  1. 1 totally submissive (idiom)
千千万万
qiān qiān wàn wàn
  1. 1 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
  2. 2 innumerable
  3. 3 thousands upon thousands
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
千古遗恨
qiān gǔ yí hèn
  1. 1 to have eternal regrets (idiom)
千奇百怪
qiān qí bǎi guài
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
千姿百态
qiān zī bǎi tài
  1. 1 in different poses and with different expressions
  2. 2 in thousands of postures (idiom)
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
  1. 1 every family (idiom)
千虑一失
qiān lu:4 yī shī
  1. 1 reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); to err is human
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
  1. 1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop

Sample Sentences

孙子曰：凡用兵之法，驰车千驷，革车千乘，带甲十万，千里馈粮。
Sūnzǐ yuē ：fán yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，chíchē qiān sì ，géchē qiān shèng ，dàijiǎ shíwàn ，qiānlǐ kuì liáng 。
Sun tzu said: To mobilize an army, we need light and heavy vehicles of 1000 each, 100,000 soldiers, food and necessities.
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咱们一道菜可能运用到：煎，炸，煮蒸许多种方法，差之毫厘，那可都是失之千里呀。
zánmen yī dào cài kěnéng yùnyòng dào ：jiān ，zhá ，zhǔ zhēng xǔduō zhǒng fāngfǎ ，chāzhīháolí ，nà kě dōu shì shīzhīqiānlǐ ya 。
One dish in China can be fried, deep fried, cooked, steamed, a small difference can make a large difference.
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与陶杰相隔千里，在广州工作的刘泽宇（化名）职场经历更加丰富。
yǔ táojié xiānggé qiānlǐ ，zài Guǎngzhōu gōngzuò de liúzéyǔ （huàmíng ）zhíchǎng jīnglì gèngjiā fēngfù 。
A few thousand miles away from Tao Jie, Liu Zeyu (a pseudonym) has more extensive working experience and is now working in Guangzhou..
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我同事小郝，她可是公司里的小喇叭，好事坏事都给你传出十万八千里去。
wǒ tóngshì Xiǎo Hǎo ，tā kěshì gōngsī lǐ de xiǎo lǎba ，hǎoshì huàishì dōu gěi nǐ chuánchū shíwàn bāqiān lǐ qù 。
My coworker Xiao Hao. She’s really the “little trumpet” of our office. She’ll let you know of anything that happens, good or bad, even if you’re 108,000 miles away.
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但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ ，qiānlǐ gòng chánjuān 。
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爸，国庆长假你报名的红色长征路线游，不会也是二万五千里的吧？换了我，一辈子走一次都嫌太多了！
bà ，guóqìng chángjià nǐ bàomíng de hóngsè chángzhēng lùxiàn yóu ，bùhuì yě shì 000 miles] de ba ？huànle wǒ ，yībèizi zǒu yī cì dōu xián tài duō le ！
Dad, that ''Long March Walk" during the National Day Week that you signed up for-- it couldn't be 8,000 miles (12,874 km), could it? If it were me, it would be too much to walk that route even once in my life!
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你算了吧！联合国都没吱声，你一个小小的委内瑞拉叫嚣什么啊！况且你离南极还有十万八千里呢！
nǐ suànle ba ！Liánhéguó dōu méi zhīshēng ，nǐ yī ge xiǎoxiǎo de Wěinèiruìlā jiàoxiāo shénme ā ！kuàngqiě nǐ lí Nánjí hái yǒu shíwàn bāqiānlǐ ne ！
Forget it! The UN hasn't said a thing. What are you, little old Venezuela, making such a fuss about? And anyway, you're nine thousand kilometers from the South Pole!
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