Definition
里程 covers both the literal distance traveled (like the mileage on a car or odometer reading) and the figurative course or development of something (like a life journey or historical process). You will often see it in related compounds such as 里程碑 (milestone) and 里程表 (odometer).
n.
mileage (distance traveled)coursepath (of development or progression)
Examples
- 里程。Zhè liàng chē de lǐ chéng yǐjīng chāoguò shí wàn gōnglǐ le.This car's mileage has already exceeded 100,000 kilometers.
- 里程。Tā de rénshēng lǐ chéng jīnglì le hěn duō kùnnán.The course of his life has experienced many hardships.
- 里程。Zhè xiàng gōngchéng de jiànshè lǐ chéng fēicháng shùnlì.The development course of this project went very smoothly.
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