積少成多
jī​shǎo​chéng​duō

many a little makes a lot

  • created sense approved 积少成多/積少成多 · jī​shǎo​chéng​duō · many a little makes a lot — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    积少成多 / 積少成多

    jī​shǎo​chéng​duō

    many a little makes a lot

    (idiom) many small things add up to something great; many little drops make an ocean

    积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense