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滴石

dī shí

2-character word

What 滴石 means

1. a dripstone (geology)
2. stalactites and stalagmites

The characters in 滴石

• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription

Example sentences

• 水滴石穿。
  Constant dripping wears away a stone.

Words containing 滴石

• 水滴石穿shuǐ dī shí chuāndripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success…