滴水穿石

dī shuǐ chuān shí

Dictionary entry

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

What does 滴水穿石 mean?

滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

2You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.

3Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

Character breakdown

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滴dīto drip · to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc)水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate · to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei

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