十万八千里

十萬八千里
shíwàn bāqiān lǐ
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 a huge distance
  2. 2 a world apart; miles off

Examples

HSK 4
Nǐ de dá'àn gēn zhèngquè dá'àn chà le shíwàn bāqiān lǐ.
Your answer is miles off the right one.
HSK 7-9
Tā de fāyán lítí shíwàn bāqiān lǐ, dàjiā dōu tīng hútu le.
His speech wandered miles from the topic, and everyone got lost.

Tips

culture
In 西游记, a single somersault (跟斗) carries 孙悟空 108,000 li, about 54,000 km. The number stuck as a picture of an enormous distance or gap, usually after 差 "to differ" or 离 "to be away from".

Stroke Order

十 shí
万 wàn
八 bā
千 qiān
里 lǐ