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水滴石穿
shuǐ​dī​shí​chuān

constant perseverance yields success

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion
  2. 滴 dī verb
    to drip
    To fall in small drops, such as rain or sweat; to let a liquid fall in drops, such as putting in eye drops.
  3. 石 shí noun
    stone
    rock; stone; (bound form) made of stone; rock-like
  4. 穿 chuān
    to pierce
    to pierce; to bore through; to drill a hole; to penetrate