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千里之行，始于足下

qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià

9-character word Traditional 千里之行，始於足下

What 千里之行，始于足下 means

1. lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
2. fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one

The characters in 千里之行，始于足下

• 千qiānthousand
• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…
• 始shǐto begin; to start; then
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 千里之行，始于足下。
  A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.