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失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
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失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘
失之千里差若毫厘

失之千里差若毫厘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

失之千里差若毫厘 Usage and Examples

A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error.

An inch of difference, a thousand miles of error.

A small error can lead to a huge deviation.

A miss is as good as a mile.

The characters in 失之千里差若毫厘

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
失
shī5lose, miss, or fail
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
千
qiān3thousand, many
里
lǐ7inside, village, unit of length
差
chà10error, difference, or lack
若
ruò9if, like, or you
毫
háo11tiny bit or writing brush
厘
lí9unit of one hundredth

More words starting with 失

  • shī失bú不zài再lái来Lost opportunities never return, Once lost, never regained
  • shī失yè业unemployment, unemployed
  • shī失yè业le了Unemployed, Lost my job
  • shī失yè业hòu后After losing my job, After unemployment
  • shī失yè业lǜ率unemployment rate
  • shī失yè业de的unemployed, jobless
  • shī失zhǔ主owner, rightful owner
  • shī失zhī之dōng东yú隅shōu收zhī之sāng桑yú榆What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts., Lose at dawn, gain at dusk.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差zhī之qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A small error can lead to a large deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘chà差yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A little error may lead to a great deviation.
  • shī失zhī之háo毫lí厘miù谬yǐ以qiān千lǐ里A miss is as good as a mile., A tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.
  • shī失le了tǐ体miàn面lose face, lose dignity

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Questions about 失之千里差若毫厘

What does 失之千里差若毫厘 mean in Chinese?

失之千里差若毫厘 (shī zhī qiān lǐ chà ruò háo lí) means “a hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error, an inch of difference, a thousand miles of error, a small error can lead to a huge deviation, a miss is as good as a mile”.

How do you pronounce 失之千里差若毫厘?

失之千里差若毫厘 is pronounced shī zhī qiān lǐ chà ruò háo lí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error.” in Chinese?

“A hair's breadth deviation leads to a thousand li error.” is 失之千里差若毫厘 (shī zhī qiān lǐ chà ruò háo lí) in Chinese.

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