滴水穿石

dī shuǐ chuān shí

persistence pays off

HSK 4

Characters in This Word

穿

Definitions

ENpersistence pays off
坚持就会成功
水滴石を穿つ
물방울이 돌을 뚫는다

Example Sentences

学语言要有滴水穿石的精神。

Xué yǔyán yào yǒu dī shuǐ chuān shí de jīngshén.

Learning a language requires persistent effort.

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What does 滴水穿石 mean in Chinese?+

滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí) means "persistence pays off" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 滴水穿石?+

滴水穿石 is pronounced "dī shuǐ chuān shí" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 滴水穿石?+

滴水穿石 is an HSK 4 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 滴水穿石?+

滴水穿石 is composed of the characters: 滴, 水, 穿, 石.

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