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title: "Licheng Meaning: 历程 (lìchéng) Means “course”"
description: "历程 (traditional 歷程, lìchéng) means “course; process; journey”. Hear its tones, see what 历 and 程 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/licheng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 历程 mean?

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历程 lìchéng

## course; process; journey

## Its characters

1. 历 lì to go through
2. 程 chéng journey

## In a sentence

回顾这十年的发展历程，我们很自豪。 Looking back on the past ten years of development, we feel proud.

[More about 历程](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%86%E7%A8%8B)

## More words with 历 or 程

- [程度 chéngdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengdu)
- [程序 chéngxù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengxu)
- [工程 gōngchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongcheng)
- [工程师 gōngchéngshī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongchengshi)
- [过程 guòchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guocheng)
- [进程 jìnchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jincheng)
- [经历 jīnglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingli)
- [课程 kèchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kecheng)
- [里程碑 lǐchéngbēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lichengbei)
- [历经 lìjīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lijing)

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