shuǐ
shí
chuān

idiom
proverb
common

Meaning of 水滴石穿

水滴石穿 means constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; persistence brings success. Pronounced shuǐ dī shí chuān.

  • constant dripping wears away the stone; little strokes fell great oaks; persistence brings success

Definitions & Examples

Zhǐ
yào
men
xiàng
shuǐ
shí
chuān穿
yàng
jiān
chí
xué
 
dìng
néng
zhǎng
zhè
mén
yán
 

As long as we persist in studying like water dripping through stone, we will surely master this language.

Bié
xiǎo
kàn
měi
tiān
zhǐ
bèi
shí
dān
 
shuǐ
shí
chuān穿
 
nián
jiù
shì
sān
qiān
duō
 

Don't underestimate memorizing just ten words a day—constant dripping wears away the stone, and that's over three thousand in a year.

Chéng
gōng
yào
shuǐ
shí
chuān穿
de
jīng
shén
 
shì
ér
jiù
de
 

Success requires the spirit of constant dripping wearing away stone; it doesn't happen overnight.