千里马 qiānlǐmǎ fine steed Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 千里 qiānlǐ a thousand li one thousand 里 lǐ; approximately 500 kilometers; used metaphorically to mean a very long distance马 馬 mǎ noun horse horse; any animal of the horse family; large mammal used for riding, pulling carts, or farm work