一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ a day's journey of a thousand miles

Explanation

这个成语形容事情进展飞快，就像千里马一样，一天就能跑一千里的距离。

This idiom describes something that is progressing very quickly, like a fast horse that can run a thousand miles a day.

Origin Story

战国时期，燕太子丹被秦王嬴政囚禁在秦国，他苦苦寻找机会逃回燕国，终于在一次偶然的机会下，他得到了一匹千里马。这匹千里马日行千里，太子丹骑着它，一路飞奔，终于逃回了燕国。

zhàn guó shí qī, yān tài zǐ dān bèi qín wáng yíng zhèng qiú jìn zài qín guó, tā kǔ kǔ xún zhǎo jī huì táo huí yān guó, zhōng yú zài yī cì ǒu rán de jī huì xià, tā dé dào le yī pǐ qiān lǐ mǎ. zhè pǐ qiān lǐ mǎ rì xíng qiān lǐ, tài zǐ dān qí zhe tā, yī lù fēi bēn, zhōng yú táo huí le yān guó.

During the Warring States Period, Yan Prince Dan was imprisoned in Qin by King Zheng of Qin. He desperately sought a way to escape back to Yan, and finally, by chance, he obtained a thousand-mile horse. This thousand-mile horse could travel a thousand miles a day, and Prince Dan rode it, galloping all the way, finally escaping back to Yan.

Usage

这个成语形容事物发展迅速，进展很快，通常用于形容经济发展、科技进步、事业发展等方面。

zhè ge chéng yǔ xíng róng shì wù fā zhǎn xùn sù, jìn zhǎn hěn kuài, tóng cháng yòng yú xíng róng jīng jì fā zhǎn, kē jì jìn bù, shì yè fā zhǎn děng fāng miàn.

This idiom describes the rapid development or progress of things. It is often used to describe economic development, technological advancement, or business development.

Examples

• 经过多年的努力，他的公司发展一日千里。

  jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì, tā de gōng sī fā zhǎn yī rì qiān lǐ.

  After years of hard work, his company has developed rapidly.

• 这个新项目进展一日千里，取得了巨大的成功。

  zhè ge xīn xiàng mù jìn zhǎn yī rì qiān lǐ, qǔ dé le jù dà de chéng gōng.

  This new project is progressing rapidly, achieving great success.

• 这家公司在过去一年中取得了很大的进展，简直可以称作一日千里。

  zhè jiā gōng sī zài guò qù yī nián zhōng qǔ dé le hěn dà de jìn zhǎn, jiǎn zhí kě yǐ chēng zuò yī rì qiān lǐ.

  The company has made great progress in the past year, it can be said to be progressing at a rapid pace.

Related Idioms

• 日新月异

• 风驰电掣

• 突飞猛进

Opposite Idioms

• 停滞不前

• 步履维艰

• 举步维艰