Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「寸步千里」, with its explanation below.
This introduction highlights the idiom 「寸步千里」, with its meaning and examples explained below.
Inch step: refers to a very short distance. Although they are only inches apart, they feel like thousands of miles apart. A metaphor for how difficult it is to meet someone.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cùn bù qiān lǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyun3 bou6 chin1 lei5
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
