无以至千里

無以至千里
wúyǐ zhì qiān lǐ
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 there is no way to travel a thousand li
  2. 2 without small steps one cannot reach a distant goal
  3. 3 from Xunzi: 'without tiny steps, no thousand-li journey'

Examples

HSK 5
Chuàngyè yě yíyàng, wú yǐ zhì qiān lǐ, xūyào nàixīn jīlěi.
Starting a business is the same - you can't reach far without patient, small accumulations.
HSK 7-9
Bù jī kuǐ bù, wú yǐ zhì qiān lǐ, xuéxí bìxū yí bù yí bù lái.
Without small steps, a thousand li cannot be reached - learning must proceed step by step.

Stroke Order

zhì
qiān