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万丈高楼平地起

wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

7-character word Traditional 萬丈高樓平地起

What 万丈高楼平地起 means

1. towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
2. great oaks from little acorns grow

The characters in 万丈高楼平地起

• 万wànten thousand; a great number
• 丈zhàngmeasure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
• 平píngflat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up