千里之行，始于足下

Traditional form:

千里之行，始於足下

Pinyin (reading):

qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

Traditional characters:

• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 始 - to begin, to start; beginning
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
• 下 - below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next