沧海一粟 (滄海一粟)
cāng hǎi yī sù
Pinyin

Definition

沧海一粟 (滄海一粟)
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cāng hǎi yī sù
  1. a drop in the ocean (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一样
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

好，让我们再进一步把眼光放到中国，请看一下B图。目前电脑总拥有量在六千万台左右，这条增长线的斜率告诉我们，在那么短的时间里增长量是如此之大。当然，和中国的总人口数比起来，六千万只是沧海一粟。但别忘了，这也许就是中国个人电脑市场为什么如此火爆的原因。
hǎo ，ràng wǒmen zài jìnyībù bǎ yǎnguāng fàngdào Zhōngguó ，qǐng kàn yīxià B tú 。mùqián diànnǎo zǒng yōngyǒuliàng zài liùqiānwàn tái zuǒyòu ，zhè tiáo zēngzhǎngxiàn de xiélǜ gàosu wǒmen ，zài nàme duǎn de shíjiān lǐ zēngzhǎngliàng shì rúcǐ zhī dà 。dāngrán ，hé Zhōngguó de zǒngrénkǒushù bǐqǐlai ，liùqiānwàn zhǐshì cānghǎiyīsù 。dàn bié wàng le ，zhè yěxǔ jiùshì Zhōngguó gèrén diànnǎo shìchǎng wèishénme rúcǐ huǒbào de yuányīn 。
OK, let's now move one step forward and set our sights on China. Please take a look at diagram B. There are approximately 60 million computers in use in China currently. The slope of this line of growth tells us just how quickly this number has grown in such a short amount of time. Of course, compared to China's total population, 60 million is merely a drop in the ocean. But don't forget that this is probably why the market for personal computers in China is so hot right now.
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