Definition
里程碑 (lǐ chéng bēi) means 'milestone' — both a literal roadside distance marker and a figurative significant event or achievement. 纪念碑 (jì niàn bēi) is a 'monument' built to commemorate a person or event, not used figuratively. The two share 碑 (stele), but 里程碑 marks a point of progress, while 纪念碑 honors a memory.
noun
milestone
Examples
- 里程碑。Zhège xiàngmù dádào le yí ge xīn de lǐ chéng bēi.This project reached a new milestone.
- 里程碑。Jiéhūn shì rénshēng zhōng de yí gè zhòngyào lǐ chéng bēi.Marriage is an important milestone in life.
- 里程碑。Wǒmen zài gāosù gōnglù páng kàn dào le yí gè lǐ chéng bēi.We saw a milestone beside the highway.
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