細水長流
xì​shuǐ​cháng​liú

to economize for the long term

  • created sense approved 细水长流/細水長流 · xì​shuǐ​cháng​liú · to economize for the long term — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    细水长流 / 細水長流

    xì​shuǐ​cháng​liú

    to economize for the long term

    To use resources sparingly so they last a long time; literally, a thin stream flows a long way.

    细 (literal) → 细/細 · xì · fine 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 细水长流/細水長流 · xì​shuǐ​cháng​liú · to work steadily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    细水长流 / 細水長流

    xì​shuǐ​cháng​liú

    to work steadily

    To work with persistence and patience, doing something little by little over a long period to achieve lasting results or make progress despite limited strength

    细 (literal) → 细/細 · xì · meticulous 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow

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

    created sense