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qiān lǐ zhī xíng,shǐ yú zú xià!

千  里 之   行,   始  于 足 下!

tips:it means that a thousand miles journey begins with the steps made by your feet, indicates that in order to do something further, you need to take step-by-step action。

千:thousand

里:a Chinese unit of length, 1里=1/2km

之:indicates possession,possessive, means “of/的(de)”

行:journey

始于:begin with…

足:foot/feet

下:indicates direction “under”, here “足下” means the steps made under your feet.