十萬八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. light-years (apart)
  2. a million miles (apart)
  3. (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)

CHARACTERS

十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
萬 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
八 bā
HSK 1
eight; all around, all sides
千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane