step by step one goes as far as a thousand li(kuǐ bù qiān lǐ)

step by step one goes as far as a thousand li

Step by step, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ku ǐ B ù Qi ā NL ǐ, meaning to walk a thousand miles, is half step and half step accumulated. Metaphor learning should have perseverance, insist on it, don't give up halfway. It comes from Xunzi's persuasion.

Idiom explanation

Walking a thousand miles is a half step accumulation. Metaphor learning should have perseverance, insist on it, don't give up halfway.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi's persuasion: "if you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river or a sea."

Examples of Idioms

If you want to walk hundreds of boats with the size of water, you will be exhausted. Although the supervisor has a mission, he can't go out of the country for a few days. Su Shi, Song Dynasty

Idiom usage

A little makes a lot

Chinese PinYin : kuǐ bù qiān lǐ