行万里路胜读万卷书

Traditional: 行萬里路勝讀萬卷書

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Dictionary entry

to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books

What does 行万里路胜读万卷书 mean?

行万里路胜读万卷书 (xíng wàn lǐ lù shèng dú wàn juàn shū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to travel a thousand miles beats reading a thousand books

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行xíngokay · all right 万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]路Lùsurname Lu 胜shèngvictory · success 读dòucomma · phrase marked by pause 卷juǎnto roll up · (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]

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