Sep 05
查成语：差以毫厘，失之千里
拼音：chā yǐ háo lí，shī zhī qiān lǐ
解释：开始时虽然相差很微小，结果会造成很大的错误。
This is again an eight-character chengyu. 差以毫厘 means “a little difference”. 失之千里 means “a huge loss”. So put together: Just a little difference can create a huge impact, a huge loss. It is used in negative contexts.
For example a chinese friend told me that with the chinese college entrance exam, the infamous gaokao, it is often 差以毫厘，失之千里 . Just missing out those few points will make it impossible for you to go on your desired college, get your desired major, your desired job,….