Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī ， kuì yú yǐ xué
huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
- 2. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
Characters
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thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
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inside; interior; internal
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
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dike; Taiwan pr. tí; variant of 堤dī
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to break down; to be dispersed; to fester
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at; in; to
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ant
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hole; cave; cavity
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