里程碑
Old HSK 6
里程碑 (lǐchéngbēi) · milestone
里程碑 (lǐchéngbēi) means “milestone”. It is written with 3 characters: 里 (in) + 程 (process) + 碑 (stone tablet). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 里程碑 is built
The characters
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
程 chéng · process
What 程 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
碑 bēi · stone tablet
What 碑 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卑bēi — humble
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 白bái — white
Example sentences
这次成功是公司发展的里程碑。Zhè cì chénggōng shì gōngsī fāzhǎn de lǐchéngbēi.This success is a milestone in the company's development.
大学毕业是人生的一个里程碑。Dàxué bìyè shì rénshēng de yí gè lǐchéngbēi.Graduating from university is a milestone in life.
Questions about 里程碑
What does 里程碑 mean?
里程碑 (lǐchéngbēi) means “milestone”.
How do you pronounce 里程碑?
里程碑 is pronounced lǐchéngbēi.
Which HSK level is 里程碑?
里程碑 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere
- 那里nàlithere
- 这里zhèlǐhere
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 心里xīnliin one's heart
- 夜里yèliat night
- 里面lǐmiàninside
Learn 里程碑 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.