Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
差之毫厘，失之千里 chā zhī háo lí ， shī zhī qiān lǐ
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- 2. a miss is as good as a mile
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to fall short of; wrong; to differ from
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
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(in the) least; hair; drawing brush
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one hundredth; centi-; variant of 釐lí
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to lose; to miss; to fail
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
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thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
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inside; interior; internal
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