积少成多 (積少成多)
jī shǎo chéng duō
Pinyin

Definition

积少成多 (積少成多)
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jī shǎo chéng duō
  1. Many little things add up to sth great.
  2. Many little drops make an ocean. (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
少
shǎo
  1. 1 few
  2. 2 less
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 to be missing
  5. 5 to stop (doing sth)
  6. 6 seldom
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不多，就那点退休金。每个月存一些，积少成多吧。有点积蓄，碰到事情的时候心里才有底。手中有粮，心中不慌嘛。
bù duō ，jiù nà diǎn tuìxiūjīn 。měi ge yuè cún yīxiē ，jīshǎochéngduō ba 。yǒudiǎnr jīxù ，pèngdào shìqing de shíhou xīnli cái yǒudǐ 。shǒuzhōng yǒu liáng ，xīnzhōng bù huāng ma 。
Not a lot, just a bit of my pension. Every month I save a bit. A little bit here and there adds up, right? With some savings, when I run into trouble I'll have peace of mind. With a bit of grain in one's hand, one doesn't worry.
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