读万卷书，行万里路

Traditional: 讀萬卷書，行萬里路

dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù

Dictionary entry

(lit.) read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom)

What does 读万卷书，行万里路 mean?

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

1(lit.) read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom)

2(fig.) acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience

Character breakdown

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

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How to pronounce 读万卷书，行万里路

读万卷书，行万里路

dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lù

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