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累土聚沙 — “To accumulate bit by bit”

累土聚沙 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accumulate bit by bit”. To gather small amounts to form a large one. Literally, “Pile up soil and gather sand”.

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累土聚沙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

累土聚沙 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
累
lěi11tired, accumulate, burden
土
tǔ3soil, earth, land
聚
jù14gather, assemble, collect
沙
shā7sand, gritty, hoarse

Example Sentence with 累土聚沙

只要我们坚持不懈地学习,知识就会像累土聚沙一样,越积越多。
If we persist in our studies without wavering, knowledge will accumulate like piling up soil and gathering sand, growing more and more.

Idioms Related to 累土聚沙

More idioms starting with 累

  • lèi累shì世tōng通jiā家families close friends for generations
  • lěi累luǎn卵zhī之wēi危extremely perilous situation
  • lěi累jí及wú无gū辜Implicate the innocent
  • lěi累tǔ土zhì至shān山accumulate small things to achieve great result
  • lěi累kuài块jī积sū苏crude dwelling of piled earth and thatch
  • lěi累wū屋chóng重jià架Add unnecessary layers
  • lěi累jiào教bù不gǎi改refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated warnings
  • lěi累yuè月jīng经nián年for months and years
  • lèi累sǐ死lèi累huó活work oneself to the bone
  • lěi累dú牍lián连piān篇excessively verbose and redundant writing
  • lěi累wǎ瓦jié结shéng绳useless or meaningless words
  • lěi累lěi累rú如zhū珠strung together like pearls

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Questions about 累土聚沙

What does 累土聚沙 mean?

累土聚沙 (lěi tǔ jù shā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accumulate bit by bit”.

How do you pronounce 累土聚沙?

累土聚沙 is pronounced lěi tǔ jù shā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 累土聚沙 literally mean?

Literally, 累土聚沙 means “Pile up soil and gather sand”. It is used to mean “to accumulate bit by bit”.

What is the Chinese definition of 累土聚沙?

比喻积累收聚。

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