lǐchéng

里程

Word · Noun

distance traveled; course

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

distance traveled; mileage

Refers to the length of a journey, often measured in kilometers or miles.

Zhè这
liàng辆
chē车
de的
lǐ里
chéng程
biǎo表
xiǎn显
shì示
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
le了
shí十
wàn万
gōng公
lǐ里
 。

This car's odometer shows it has already driven 100,000 kilometers.

Cóng从
Běi北
jīng京
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
wǎng往
fǎn返
lǐ里
chéng程
dà大
yuē约
shì是
26002
gōng6
lǐ0
 0
 公
 里
 。

The round-trip distance from Beijing to Shanghai is approximately 2,600 kilometers.

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Zhè这
cì次
cháng长
tú途
fēi飞
xíng行
de的
lǐ里
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
jīng惊
rén人
 。

The mileage for this long-haul flight is astonishing.

2.

noun

course; process; journey (figurative)

Used metaphorically to describe the progress or stages of a development, project, or historical movement.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
lù录
le了
gōng公
sī司
cóng从
chuàng创
lì立
dào到
shàng上
shì市
de的
zhěng整
gè个
fā发
zhǎn展
lǐ里
chéng程
 。

This book documents the entire development journey of the company from its founding to its IPO.

Huí回
gù顾
Zhōng中
guó国
gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
de的
lǐ里
chéng程
 ,
wǒ我
men们
qǔ取
dé得
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
chéng成
jiù就
 。

Looking back on the course of China's reform and opening-up, we have achieved great accomplishments.

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Měi每
yī一
gè个
kē科
xué学
fā发
xiàn现
dōu都
shì是
rén人
lèi类
rèn认
zhī知
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
lǐ里
chéng程
 。

Every scientific discovery is an important milestone in the history of human knowledge.