Dictionary/千里

千里

qiān lǐ

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

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shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘,miù谬zhī之qiān lǐ千里。
失之毫厘,谬之千里。
Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.
千里之行,始于足下。
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
有缘千里来相会,无缘对面不相逢。
Those fated to meet will do so regardless of distance. Those not fated will not, even if they are across from one another.