十里高山望平原，往远处看十里高山望平原，往遠處看十里高山望平原，往遠處看

looking at the plain from a ten-li mountain: looking into the distance

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Don't focus only on what's in front of you; look further ahead. Advice to take the long view.

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Simplified: 十里高山望平原，往远处看
Traditional (Taiwan): 十里高山望平原，往遠處看
Pinyin: shí lǐ gāoshān wàng píngyuán, wǎng yuǎnchù kàn
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄠㄕㄢㄨㄤˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ，ㄨㄤˇ ㄩㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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