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yī 一 rì 日 qiān 千 lǐ 里

一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ

to advance at a tremendous pace; by leaps and bounds

Literally: one day thousand li

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Origin

From the Zhuangzi and the Records of the Grand Historian, where a fine horse can cover a thousand li in a day; later used for rapid progress.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; positive. Often 发展一日千里.

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  1. 这几年中国的高铁发展一日千里。
    Zhè jǐ nián Zhōngguó de gāotiě fāzhǎn yī rì qiān lǐ.
    In recent years China's high-speed rail has developed by leaps and bounds.
    this several year China (particle) high-speed-rail develop one day thousand li
  2. 他的汉语进步得一日千里，半年就能看报纸了。
    Tā de Hànyǔ jìnbù de yī rì qiān lǐ, bàn nián jiù néng kàn bàozhǐ le.
    His Chinese has improved at a tremendous pace; within half a year he could read newspapers.
    he (particle) Chinese progress (particle) one day thousand li, half year then can read newspaper (particle)

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