By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com
中国谚语
zhōngguó yànyǔ
千 里 之 行， 始 于 足 下。
Qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià.
–老子，道德经
A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with a single step.
by Laozi, Dao De Jing
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Wikipedia
| qiān | lǐ | zhī | xíng | shǐ | yú | zú | xià | ||
| 千 | 里 | 之 | 行 | ， | 始 | 于 | 足 | 下 | 。 |
Vocabulary 生词 for Journey of a Thousand Miles
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | |
| 1 | 千 | 韆 | qiān | thousand; a swing | |
| 2 | 里 | 裡 | lǐ | inside; internal; also written 里 ; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; | |
| 3 | 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 ) | ||
| 4 | 行 | xíng | to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; journey; all right; OK!; will do | ||
| 5 | 始 | shǐ | to begin; to start; then; only then | ||
| 6 | 于 | 於 | yú | in; at; | |
| 7 | 足 | zú | foot | ||
| 8 | 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower |
Sayings of a Journey of a Thousand Mile_Vocabulary List
A journey of a Thousand Miles_vocabulary worksheets
Qian Li zhi Xing Shi yu zu xia_Poster
