千里迢迢
qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo
from a great distance; all that way
Character by character
千qiān
thousand
thousand
里lǐ
li
li
迢tiáo
far
far
迢tiáo
far
far
Example
他千里迢迢赶回来，就是为了陪父母吃一顿年夜饭。
He came all that way just to eat New Year’s Eve dinner with his parents.
Tone: neutral.
Learn this in Lesson 3 · HSK 5: 高铁与春运 (High-speed rail and the New Year rush)
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