idiom
行万里路，读万卷书
xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū
Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can.
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Related words
- 不经一事bù jīng yī shìYou can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
- 不经一事，不长一智bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhìYou can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
- 心得xīn déwhat one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
HSK levels
行万里路，读万卷书 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.
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行万里路，读万卷书 (xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū) means "Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. (idiom); Learn as much as you can and do all you can." in Chinese.
行万里路，读万卷书 is pronounced "xíng wàn lǐ lù , dú wàn juàn shū" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
行万里路，读万卷书 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
行万里路，读万卷书 is made up of the characters 行, 万, 里, 路, ，, 读, 万, 卷, 书. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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