千里之行，始于足下
qiān​lǐ​zhī​xíng​shǐ​yú​zú​xià

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

  • created sense approved 千里之行，始于足下/千里之行，始於足下 · qiān​lǐ​zhī​xíng​shǐ​yú​zú​xià · a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    千里之行，始于足下 / 千里之行，始於足下

    qiān​lǐ​zhī​xíng​shǐ​yú​zú​xià

    a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

    A journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath one's feet; big accomplishments are achieved by starting with small tasks and accumulating progress gradually.

    千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go ， (non_chinese) 始 (literal) → 始 · shǐ · to begin 于 (literal) → 于/於 · yú · from 足下 (literal) → 足下 · zú​xià · underfoot

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