里程 (lǐ chéng) — mileage (distance traveled); course, path (of development or progression)

Definition

里程 means both the literal distance traveled by a vehicle and the figurative course of development. Example 1 uses the 'mileage' sense; examples 2–3 use 'course' (人生里程, 建设里程).

noun
mileage (distance traveled)coursepath (of development or progression)

Examples

  • 里程
    Zhè liàng chē de lǐ chéng yǐ jīng chāo guò shí wàn gōng lǐ le.
    This car's mileage has already exceeded 100,000 kilometers.
  • 里程
    Tā de rén shēng lǐ chéng jīng lì le hěn duō kùn nan.
    The course of his life has experienced many hardships.
  • 里程
    Zhè xiàng gōng chéng de jiàn shè lǐ chéng fēi cháng shùn lì.
    The development course of this project went very smoothly.

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