滴水穿石 dīshuǐchuānshí persistence overcomes all difficulties Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 滴水 dīshuǐ dripping water Dripping water; water drops.穿 chuān to pierce to pierce; to bore through; to drill a hole; to penetrate石 shí noun stone rock; stone; (bound form) made of stone; rock-like