We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「銖寸累積」, with its usage explained below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「銖寸累積」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
It means accumulating bit by bit. Often used to describe how difficult it is to accomplish something. Same as “bit by bit”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhū cùn lèi jī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jyu1 chyun3 leui6 jik1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
