Meaning of 千里之行，始于足下
千里之行，始于足下 means a long journey begins with the first step; great achievements are built upon small, gradual efforts. Pronounced qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià.
- a long journey begins with the first step; great achievements are built upon small, gradual efforts
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
hěn很
nán难
，
dàn但
qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
xíng行
，
shǐ始
yú于
zú足
xià下
，
měi每
tiān天
jiān坚
chí持
bèi背
dān单
cí词
jiù就
huì会
yǒu有
jìn进
bù步
。
Learning a foreign language is difficult, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; you will make progress if you persist in memorizing vocabulary every day.
Chuàng创
bàn办
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
yǒu有
sān三
gè个
rén人
，
qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
xíng行
，
shǐ始
yú于
zú足
xià下
，
jīng经
guò过
shí十
nián年
nǔ努
lì力
cái才
yǒu有
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
guī规
mó模
。
When we founded this company, there were only three of us. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; it took ten years of hard work to reach today's scale.
Bù不
yào要
hào好
gāo高
wù骛
yuǎn远
，
jì记
zhù住
‘‘
qiān千
lǐ里
zhī之
xíng行
，
shǐ始
yú于
zú足
xià下
’
，
bǎ把
yǎn眼
qián前
de的
xiǎo小
shì事
zuò做
hǎo好
。
Don't aim too high and overlook the basics. Remember, 'a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,' so do the small tasks in front of you well.
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