一日千里

yīrìqiānlǐ

idiom

Meanings

1 advancing at tremendous speed
2 rapid progress; a thousand li in a day

Characters

Examples

科技发展一日千里。

Kējì fāzhǎn yī rì qiān lǐ.

Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds.

他的中文进步一日千里。

Tā de Zhōngwén jìnbù yī rì qiān lǐ.

His Chinese is improving at a tremendous rate.

Tips

history

From 《庄子·秋水》 and 《史记·刺客列传》, both describing thoroughbred steeds (骐骥) galloping a thousand li in a day. Originally about horses, now about any rapid progress.

Stroke Order

一 yī

日 rì

千 qiān

里 lǐ