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鹏程万里

péngchéngwànlǐ

to have a bright future

A large bird soars over mountains toward a red sun
Memory picture

Characters in this word

鹏 péng

Strokes
13
Radical
鸟 — bird
Made of
朋 friend, pal, acquaintance 鸟 bird
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 鹏

程 chéng

Strokes
12
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 呈 to petition, to submit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 程

万 wàn

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one

里 lǐ

Strokes
7
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 毕业那天,老师祝每个学生鹏程万里。 Bìyè nà tiān, lǎoshī zhù měi gè xuésheng péngchéng wànlǐ. On graduation day the teacher wished every student a bright future.
  • 新年贺卡上,朋友祝我在新的工作中鹏程万里。 Xīnnián hèkǎ shàng, péngyou zhù wǒ zài xīn de gōngzuò zhōng péngchéng wànlǐ. On the New Year card, my friend wished me great success in my new job.
  • 听说你要去国外读书,祝你鹏程万里! Tīngshuō nǐ yào qù guówài dúshū, zhù nǐ péngchéng wànlǐ! I heard you're going abroad to study. I wish you a bright future!

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