细水长流

Traditional: 細水長流

xì shuǐ cháng liú

Dictionary entry

lit. thin streams flow forever

What does 细水长流 mean?

细水长流 (xì shuǐ cháng liú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. thin streams flow forever

2fig. economy will get you a long way

3to work steadily at something little by little

Character breakdown

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细xìthin or slender · finely particulate 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 长chánglong · (bound form) length 流liúto flow · to disseminate

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细水长流

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