Meaning of 朝发夕至
朝发夕至 means to depart at dawn and arrive at dusk; describing a short distance or convenient transportation. Pronounced zhāo fā xī zhì.
- to depart at dawn and arrive at dusk; describing a short distance or convenient transportation
Definitions & Examples
Cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
chéng乘
gāo高
tiě铁
，
wán完
quán全
kě可
yǐ以
zhāo朝
fā发
xī夕
zhì至
。
Taking the high-speed rail from Beijing to Shanghai, one can easily depart in the morning and arrive by evening.
Liǎng两
dì地
zhī之
jiān间
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
guàn贯
tōng通
hòu后
，
zǎo早
yǐ已
shì是
zhāo朝
fā发
xī夕
zhì至
le了
。
Since the expressway was completed between the two places, it has long been possible to travel there within a single day.
Gǔ古
shí时
hou候
bā八
bǎi百
lǐ里
jiā加
jí急
，
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
dá达
dào到
zhāo朝
fā发
xī夕
zhì至
de的
sù速
dù度
。
In ancient times, the 'eight-hundred-li urgent dispatch' was designed to achieve this dawn-to-dusk travel speed.