水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant perseverance yields success Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant perseverance yields success literally "dripping water penetrates the stone"; used as an idiom to describe how persistent effort and staying power can overcome even the greatest difficulties Frequency Written text 0.132 per million Cross-References Synonym 绳锯木断 shéngjùmùduàn持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéngSame as 滴水穿石 dīshuǐchuānshí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant perseverance yields success literally "dripping water penetrates the stone"; used as an idiom to describe how persistent effort and staying power can overcome even the greatest difficulties Frequency Written text 0.132 per million Cross-References Synonym 绳锯木断 shéngjùmùduàn持之以恒 chízhīyǐhéngSame as 滴水穿石 dīshuǐchuānshí Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
