积土成山

Traditional: 積土成山

jī tǔ chéng shān

Dictionary entry

lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)

What does 积土成山 mean?

积土成山 (jī tǔ chéng shān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)

2fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

Character breakdown

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积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up · (math.) product (the result of multiplication)土Tǔsurname Tu · Tu ethnic group 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]山Shānsurname Shan

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积土成山

jī tǔ chéng shān

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