dú wàn juàn shū , xíng wàn lǐ lùdictionary entry
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(lit.) read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / (fig.) acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience
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讀萬卷書,行萬里路 读万卷书,行万里路 [du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 , xing2 wan4 li3 lu4] /(lit.) read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom)/(fig.) acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience/

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