里程碑
lǐchéngbēi
milestone
Characters in this word
程 chéng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项判决被视为环境法发展的重要里程碑。 Zhè xiàng pànjué bèi shìwéi huánjìng fǎ fāzhǎn de zhòngyào lǐchéngbēi. This judgment is regarded as an important milestone in the development of environmental law.
- 路边的里程碑上写着，离城里还有二十公里。 Lùbiān de lǐchéngbēi shang xiězhe, lí chéng lǐ hái yǒu èrshí gōnglǐ. The milestone by the road says it is still twenty kilometres to the city.
- 孩子第一次自己走路，是全家人难忘的里程碑。 Háizi dì yī cì zìjǐ zǒulù, shì quán jiārén nánwàng de lǐchéngbēi. The child's first walk alone was a memorable milestone for the whole family.