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千里迢迢
qiān​lǐ​tiáo​tiáo

from afar

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 千里 qiān​lǐ
    a thousand li
    one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance
  2. 迢 tiáo
    reduplication
    remote
    (bound form) remote; far away; often used in compounds like 迢迢 tiáo​tiáo or 迢递 tiáo​dì to describe a great distance