滴水成河 — “Many a little makes a mickle”
滴水成河 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many a little makes a mickle”. Every drop counts; Small efforts accumulate into significant results. Literally, “Dripping water forms a river”.
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只要我们每天坚持学习一点点新知识，日积月累，终有一天会滴水成河，成为一个知识渊博的人。
If we persist in learning a little new knowledge every day, accumulating over time, one day it will be like dripping water forming a river, and we will become truly knowledgeable individuals.
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- dī滴rú如chē车zhóu轴raindrops as big as carriage axles
- dī滴shuǐ水bù不lòu漏meticulous and thorough, leaving no loopholes
- dī滴shuǐ水bù不chàn羼absolutely pure and unadulterated
- dī滴shuǐ水chéng成bīng冰water drops freeze; extremely cold weather
- dī滴shuǐ水chéng成dòng冻dripping water instantly freezes
- dī滴shuǐ水chuān穿shí石Persistence and consistent effort achieve great results
- dī滴shuǐ水nán难xiāo消Hard to accept even a small kindness
- dī滴dī滴dā答dā答drip-drip, tap-tap
- dī滴fěn粉cuō搓sū酥heavily made up and elaborately adorned
- dī滴jiǔ酒bù不zhān沾never touches alcohol
- dī滴lǐ里dū嘟lu噜hanging haphazardly and unevenly
- dī滴lǐ里dā耷lā拉drooping or hanging loosely
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What does 滴水成河 mean?
滴水成河 (dī shuǐ chéng hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many a little makes a mickle”.
How do you pronounce 滴水成河?
滴水成河 is pronounced dī shuǐ chéng hé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 滴水成河 literally mean?
Literally, 滴水成河 means “Dripping water forms a river”. It is used to mean “Many a little makes a mickle”.
What is the Chinese definition of 滴水成河?
比喻积少成多。