---
title: "Lichengbei Meaning: 里程碑 (lǐchéngbēi) Means “milestone”"
description: "里程碑 (lǐchéngbēi) means “milestone”. Hear its tones and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lichengbei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 里程碑 mean?

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里程碑 lǐchéngbēi

## milestone

## Its characters

1. 碑 bēi stele

## In a sentence

这次成功是公司发展的里程碑。 This success is a milestone in the company's development.

1991年，它被美国的一个工程组织评为“国际历史土木工程**里程碑**”。

From [赵州桥 · Zhaozhou Bridge, the world's oldest open-spandrel arch](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhaozhou-bridge-oldest-open-spandrel-arch#library-word-519-522)

[More about 里程碑](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%87%8C%E7%A8%8B%E7%A2%91)

## More words with 里 or 程 or 碑

- [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)
- [公里 gōnglǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongli)
- [过程 guòchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guocheng)
- [进程 jìnchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jincheng)
- [课程 kèchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kecheng)
- [口碑 kǒubēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koubei)
- [历程 lìchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/licheng)

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