📖 Meaning
To fight continuously across a vast distance, describing a long and arduous military campaign. It conveys the hardship and perseverance of troops who have traveled and fought over great expanses of territory.
📜 Origin Story
The phrase originates from the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian, in his 'Letter to Ren Shaoqing,' wrote of fighting through a thousand miles until arrows were exhausted and the road ran out. The 'Book of Later Han' records the general Wu Han declaring to his officers that together they had crossed perilous terrain and fought across a thousand miles, achieving victories wherever they went, until they penetrated deep into enemy territory and reached the enemy's city walls.
💡 Example Usage
这支军队转战千里，终于到达了前线阵地。
This army fought across a thousand miles and finally reached the front-line position.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 转战千里
- Pinyin: zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ
- Literal Translation: transfer, battle, thousand, miles
- Category: Perseverance
- Characters: 4