jù​shā​chéng​tǎ

many little things add up to something great

  • created reference approved 聚沙成塔 → 积少成多/積少成多 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聚沙成塔 jù​shā​chéng​tǎ

    积少成多 / 積少成多 jī​shǎo​chéng​duō

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  • created reference approved 聚沙成塔 → 集腋成裘 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聚沙成塔 jù​shā​chéng​tǎ

    集腋成裘 jí​yè​chéng​qiú

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  • created reference approved 聚沙成塔 → 众志成城/眾志成城 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聚沙成塔 jù​shā​chéng​tǎ

    众志成城 / 眾志成城 zhòng​zhì​chéng​chéng

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  • created sense approved 聚沙成塔 · jù​shā​chéng​tǎ · many little things add up to something great — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    聚沙成塔

    jù​shā​chéng​tǎ

    many little things add up to something great

    (idiom) many sand grains accumulate to form a tower; used to describe how small efforts or amounts can build up to a significant result

    聚 (literal) → 聚 · jù · to accumulate 沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 塔 (literal) → 塔 · tǎ · tower

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