Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「滴水成河」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「滴水成河」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
A metaphor for small amounts accumulating to amount to a lot.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dī shuǐ chéng hé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dik1/dik6 seui2 sing4 ho4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
