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水滴石穿

shuǐdī-shíchuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

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Meaning of 水滴石穿 in English

shuǐdī-shíchuānHSK 7–9Syllabus #9213
  1. dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

Example sentences

  1. 水滴石穿。
    shuǐ dī shí chuān。
    Constant dripping wears away a stone.
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Characters

水 on its own →
shuǐ · water

HSK words with 水

水HSK 1水果HSK 1水平HSK 3矿泉水HSK 3汽水HSK 4汗水HSK 5降水HSK 5开水HSK 5泪水HSK 5水分HSK 5
滴 on its own →
dī · classifier for drops of liquid

HSK words with 滴

滴HSK 6
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HSK words with 石

石头HSK 5化石HSK 6石油HSK 6宝石HSK 7–9礁石HSK 7–9岩石HSK 7–9陨石HSK 7–9钻石HSK 7–9绊脚石HSK 7–9水落石出HSK 7–9
穿 on its own →
chuān · to bore through; to pierce; to perforate

HSK words with 穿

穿HSK 1穿过HSK 6穿梭HSK 7–9穿越HSK 7–9穿着HSK 7–9贯穿HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences