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跛行千里
跛行千里
(bǒ xíng qiān lǐ): Even someone with a disability or disadvantage can achieve great success through persistent effort. — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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Character Breakdown
跛 • bǒ • lame
bǒ
跛
lame
行 • xíng • OK • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
xíng
行
OK
千 • qiān • thousand • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
qiān
千
thousand
里 • lǐ • in • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lǐ
里
in
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 跛行千里.
Words with
跛
跛子
bǒ zi
a lame person; cripple
跛脚
bǒ jiǎo
lame foot; crippled
跛行
bǒ xíng
to limp; to walk lamely
跛鳖千里
bǒ biē qiān lǐ
Perseverance can overcome physical limitations; even the slowest can achieve great things with steady effort.
Words with
行
不行
bù xíng
won't do
行李
xíng li
luggage
银行
yín háng
bank
自行车
zì xíng chē
bicycle
Words with
千
千万
qiān wàn
ten million
千克
qiān kè
kilogram
千家万户
qiān jiā wàn hù
every family (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
make every attempt to; use every means to
Words with
里
哪里
nǎ lǐ
where?
这里
zhè lǐ
here
那里
nà li
there; that place
里面
lǐ miàn
inside
行李箱
xíng li xiāng
trunk [luggage]
银行卡
yín háng kǎ
bank card
举行
jǔ xíng
hold (an event)
出行
chū xíng
to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
成千上万
chéng qiān shàng wàn
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers
千军万马
qiān jūn wàn mǎ
thousands of soldiers and horses / a formidable army
千变万化
qiān biàn wàn huà
ever-changing / myriad changes
千姿百态
qiān zī bǎi tài
various forms
心里
xīn li
chest
公里
gōng lǐ
kilometre
里头
lǐ tou
inside
里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi
milestone
4.
Example Sentences with 跛行千里
tā
他
suī
虽
rán
然
shēn
身
tǐ
体
cán
残
jí
疾
,
dàn
但
bǒ
跛
xíng
行
qiān
千
lǐ
里
,
zuì
最
zhōng
终
chéng
成
wéi
为
le
了
yì
一
míng
名
chéng
成
gōng
功
de
的
zuò
作
jiā
家
。
Although he is physically disabled, he persevered like 'a lame person walking a thousand li' and eventually became a successful writer.
xué
学
xí
习
wài
外
yǔ
语
xū
需
yào
要
bǒ
跛
xíng
行
qiān
tā
他
chū
出
shēn
身
pín
贫
hán
寒
,
què
却
bǒ
跛
xíng
chuàng
创
yè
业
zhī
之
lù
路
chōng
充
mǎn
满
jiān
艰
xīn
辛
,
bié
别
xiǎo
小
kàn
看
tā
他
de
的
nǔ
努
lì
力
,
bǒ
跛
千
lǐ
里
de
的
yì
毅
lì
力
,
bù
不
néng
能
jí
急
yú
于
qiú
求
chéng
成
。
Learning a foreign language requires the perseverance of 'a lame person walking a thousand li' and cannot be rushed.
行
qiān
千
lǐ
里
,
kǎo
考
shàng
上
le
了
míng
名
pái
牌
dà
大
xué
学
。
He came from a poor family, but with the perseverance of 'a lame person walking a thousand li,' he was admitted to a prestigious university.
dàn
但
tā
他
yǒu
有
bǒ
跛
xíng
行
qiān
千
lǐ
里
de
的
jīng
精
shén
神
,
cóng
从
bú
不
fàng
放
qì
弃
。
The path of entrepreneurship is full of hardships, but he has the spirit of 'a lame person walking a thousand li' and never gives up.
xíng
行
qiān
千
lǐ
里
,
zhōng
终
huì
会
chéng
成
gōng
功
。
Don't underestimate his efforts; like 'a lame person walking a thousand li,' he will eventually succeed.