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滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
What 滴水石穿 means
- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
- Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
The characters in 滴水石穿
- 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
- 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
- 石shírock; stone; stone inscription
- 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…
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