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The Chinese word laojifuli zhizaiqianli - 老骥伏枥志在千里 - lǎojìfúlì zhìzàiqiānlǐ
(an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
lǎojìfúlì zhìzàiqiānlǐ
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English translations
an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand li, old people may still cherish high aspirations
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老骥伏枥志在千里 ( laojifuli zhizaiqianli / lǎojìfúlì zhìzàiqiānlǐ ) in traditional characters
老骥伏枥志在千裏
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 老骥伏枥志在千里 ( laojifuli zhizaiqianli / lǎojìfúlì zhìzàiqiānlǐ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yeye qishi sui hai zai xue waiyu, zhen shi laoji fu li, zhi zai qian li.
Yéye qīshí suì hái zài xué wàiyǔ, zhēn shì lǎojì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ.– English translation: Grandpa is still learning a foreign language at seventy – an old steed in the stable still dreams of galloping a thousand miles.
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an old steed in the stable | aspires to gallop a thousand li
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