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单步负笈

单步负笈 — “Travel on foot carrying books”

单步负笈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel on foot carrying one's books to a distant place to seek knowledge, demonstrating diligence and perseverance despite hardship”. Literally, “Travel on foot carrying books”.

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单步负笈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

单步负笈 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
步
bù7walk, step, pace
负
fù6bear, lose, negative, betray
笈
jí9book box or satchel

Example Sentence with 单步负笈

他少年时便单步负笈,千里求学,最终成为一代宗师。
As a young man, he traveled on foot carrying his books for thousands of miles to seek knowledge, eventually becoming a master of his field.

Idioms Related to 单步负笈

More idioms starting with 单

  • dān单sī丝bù不chéng成xiàn线Individual effort is not enough
  • dān单sī丝bù不xiàn线a single person cannot make a pair
  • dān单rén人pǐ匹mǎ马single-handedly
  • dān单rén人dú独mǎ马acting alone, single-handedly
  • dān单bīng兵gū孤chéng城isolated and unsupported
  • dān单dāo刀zhí直rù入get straight to the point
  • dān单dāo刀fù赴huì会attend a dangerous meeting alone
  • dān单dāo刀qù趣rù入go straight to the point
  • dān单zé则yì易zhé折,,zhòng众zé则nán难cuī摧Strength in numbers
  • dān单fù复zhī之shù术tactics of regular and irregular operations
  • dān单fū夫zhǐ只fù妇a lone husband and wife
  • dān单jié孑dú独lì立stand alone and self-reliant

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Questions about 单步负笈

What does 单步负笈 mean?

单步负笈 (dān bù fù jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel on foot carrying one's books to a distant place to seek knowledge, demonstrating diligence and perseverance despite hardship”.

How do you pronounce 单步负笈?

单步负笈 is pronounced dān bù fù jí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 单步负笈 literally mean?

Literally, 单步负笈 means “Travel on foot carrying books”. It is used to mean “to travel on foot carrying one's books to a distant place to seek knowledge, demonstrating diligence and perseverance despite hardship”.

What is the Chinese definition of 单步负笈?

单步:徒步;笈:书箱。形容不怕辛苦个人独自背着书箱去求学

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