行萬里路,讀萬卷書 xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū

DEFINITIONS

  1. Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom)
  2. Learn as much as you can and do all you can.

CHARACTERS

行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate
萬 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
路 lù road, path, street; journey
讀 dú read, study; pronounce
萬 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
卷 juàn scroll; curl; make a comeback
書 shū book, letter, document; writings