点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
diǎn diǎn dī dī
Pinyin
Definition
点点滴滴 (點點滴滴)
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- bit by bit
- dribs and drabs
- the little details
- every aspect
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 a drop
- 2 to drip
- 1 a drip
- 2 a little bit
- 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
- 1 DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行[Dī dī Chū xíng])
- 1 (onom.) pattering sound
- 2 drip drip (of water)
- 3 tick tock (of clock)
- 4 also pr. [dī da]
- 1 bit by bit
- 2 dribs and drabs
- 3 the little details
- 4 every aspect
Idioms (6)
垂涎欲滴
- 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
- 2 to hunger for
水滴石穿
- 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.
涓滴归公
- 1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
滴水石穿
- 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.
滴水穿石
- 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.
Sample Sentences
梧桐更兼细雨,到黄昏点点滴滴。
The wutong tree sheds its leaves while light rain falls, then at dusk the drip drop of rain can be heard.
小尤的脑中快速地回忆着和李探长有关的点点滴滴。
Xiao You quickly went through every memory she had involving Detective Li one by one.