跛鳖千里 (bǒ biē qiān lǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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跛鳖千里
跛鳖千里 (bǒ biē qiān lǐ): Perseverance can overcome physical limitations (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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跛 • bǒ • lame
bǒ
跛
lame
鳖 • biē • turtle
biē
鳖
turtle
千 • qiān • thousand • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
qiān
千
thousand
里 • lǐ • in • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lǐ
里
in
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More common words that include characters from 跛鳖千里.
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
跛行千里
bǒ xíng qiān lǐ
Even someone with a disability or disadvantage can achieve great success through persistent effort.
Words with
鳖
土鳖
tǔ biē
country bumpkin (slang)
鳖甲
biē jiǎ
turtle shell
瓮中之鳖
wèng zhōng zhī biē
trapped like a turtle in a jar
瓮中捉鳖
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
catch a turtle in a jar (easy catch)
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
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
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Example Sentences with 跛鳖千里
tā
他
suī
虽
rán
然
qǐ
起
bù
步
wǎn
晚
，
dàn
但
bǒ
跛
biē
鳖
qiān
千
lǐ
里
，
zuì
最
zhōng
终
kǎo
考
shàng
上
le
了
míng
名
pái
牌
dà
大
xué
学
。
Although he started late, like a lame turtle traveling a thousand li, he eventually got into a prestigious university.
xué
学
xí
习
wài
外
yǔ
语
xū
需
yào
要
bǒ
跛
biē
鳖
qiān
千
lǐ
里
de
的
jīng
精
shén
神
，
bù
不
néng
能
sān
三
tiān
天
dǎ
打
yú
鱼
liǎng
两
tiān
天
shài
晒
wǎng
网
。
Learning a foreign language requires the spirit of a lame turtle traveling a thousand li; you can't work by fits and starts.
