tiny drop; small amount of money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a tiny drop of water; a very small amount (of money or things)
literaryLiterary term (书) often used in financial or moral contexts to emphasize that even the smallest amounts matter. Commonly appears in set phrases like 涓滴不漏 and 涓滴归公.
Juān涓
dī滴
bù不
lòu漏
。
Not a single drop is leaked—every bit is accounted for.
Suǒ所
yǒu有
juān涓
dī滴
guī归
gōng公
，
bù不
dé得
sī私
tūn吞
。
Every penny goes to the public coffers; embezzlement is forbidden.
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Zhè这
xiē些
juān涓
dī滴
de的
jī积
lěi累
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huì汇
chéng成
le了
dà大
hé河
。
The accumulation of these tiny drops eventually formed a great river.