铢积寸累
zhū​jī​cùn​lěi

to accumulate bit by bit

  • created sense approved 铢积寸累/銖積寸累 · zhū​jī​cùn​lěi · to accumulate bit by bit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铢积寸累 / 銖積寸累

    zhū​jī​cùn​lěi

    to accumulate bit by bit

    To accumulate little by little or from small beginnings; describes the process of building something up through gradual and steady effort; also refers to the difficulty of achieving something through such patient accumulation. accumulation

    铢 (literal) → 铢/銖 · zhū · unit of weight 积 (literal) → 积/積 · jī · to accumulate 寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · very little 累 (literal) → 累 · lěi · to accumulate

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

    created sense