滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6
- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
- Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
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滴
- 小滴 xiǎo dī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧ siu2 dik6 droplet
- 欲滴 yù dī ㄩˋ ㄉㄧ juk6 dik1 (suffix) replete (with moisture)
- 水滴 shuǐ dī ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧ seoi2 dik6 drop of water
- 涓滴 juān dī ㄐㄩㄢ ㄉㄧ gyun1 dik6 tiny stream
- 液滴 yè dī ㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧ jik6 dik6 drop of liquid; droplet
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- 泪滴 淚滴 lèi dī ㄌㄟˋ ㄉㄧ leoi6 dik6 teardrop
- 滴下 dī xià ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ dik6 haa6 to fall or let fall in drops; to drip
- 滴剂 滴劑 dī jì ㄉㄧ ㄐㄧˋ dik6 zai1 to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)
- 滴定 dī dìng ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋ dik6 ding6 titration
- 滴度 dī dù ㄉㄧ ㄉㄨˋ dik6 dok6 (chemistry, medicine) titer
- 滴水 dī shuǐ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ dik6 seoi2 water drop
- 滴注 dī zhù ㄉㄧ ㄓㄨˋ dik6 zyu3 to drip into
- 滴流 dī liú ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˊ dik6 lau4 trickle
- 滴滴 Dī dī ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧ dik6 dik6 DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行)
- 滴漏 dī lòu ㄉㄧ ㄌㄡˋ dik6 lau6 water clock; clepsydra
- 滴沥 滴瀝 dī lì ㄉㄧ ㄌㄧˋ dik1 lik6 to drip (of rainwater)
- 滴灌 dī guàn ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨㄢˋ dik6 gun3 to drip irrigate
- 滴瓶 dī píng ㄉㄧ ㄆㄧㄥˊ dik6 ping4 (chemistry) dropping bottle
- 滴石 dī shí ㄉㄧ ㄕˊ dik6 sek6 a dripstone (geology)
- 滴答 dī dā ㄉㄧ ㄉㄚ dik1 daap3 (onom.) pattering sound
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
穿
- 穿上 chuān shang ㄔㄨㄢ ˙ㄕㄤ cyun1 soeng5 to put on (clothes etc)
- 穿梭 chuān suō ㄔㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄛ cyun1 so1 to travel back and forth
- 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cyun1 zoek3 attire; clothes; dress
- 穿越 chuān yuè ㄔㄨㄢ ㄩㄝˋ cyun1 jyut6 to pass through
- 穿过 穿過 chuān guò ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˋ cyun1 gwo3 to pass through
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- 贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gun3 cyun1 to run through
- 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié ㄔㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ cyun1 siu2 haai4 to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
- 冻穿 凍穿 dòng chuān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢ dung3 cyun1 frostbite
- 刺穿 cì chuān ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ci3 cyun1 to skewer
- 吃穿 chī chuān ㄔ ㄔㄨㄢ hek3 cyun1 food and clothing
- 实穿 實穿 shí chuān ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ sat6 cyun1 (of an item of clothing) practical
- 戳穿 chuō chuān ㄔㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄢ coek3 cyun1 to puncture
- 扎穿 zhā chuān ㄓㄚ ㄔㄨㄢ zaat3 cyun1 to prick
- 拆穿 chāi chuān ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨㄢ caak3 cyun1 to expose
- 揭穿 jiē chuān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨㄢ kit3 cyun1 to expose
- 横穿 橫穿 héng chuān ㄏㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄢ waang4 cyun1 to cross
- 洞穿 dòng chuān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄢ dung6 cyun1 to penetrate
- 看穿 kàn chuān ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ hon3 cyun1 see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)
- 穿刺 chuān cì ㄔㄨㄢ ㄘˋ cyun1 ci3 (medicine) to puncture; to do a needle biopsy
- 穿反 chuān fǎn ㄔㄨㄢ ㄈㄢˇ cyun1 faan2 to wear inside out (clothes)
石
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ bou2 sek6 precious stone; gem
- 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
- 石油 shí yóu ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ sek6 jau4 oil
- 石膏 shí gāo ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ sek6 gou1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
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- 石头 石頭 shí tou ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ sek6 tau4 stone
- 礁石 jiāo shí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕˊ ziu1 sek6 reef
- 钻石 鑽石 zuàn shí ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 陨石 隕石 yǔn shí ㄩㄣˇ ㄕˊ wan5 sek6 meteorite
- 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨ seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
- 乱石 亂石 luàn shí ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ lyun6 sek6 rocks
- 供石 gōng shí ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˊ gung1 sek6 scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
- 公石 gōng dàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄢˋ gung1 sek6 hectoliter
- 卵石 luǎn shí ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ leon2 sek6 cobble; cobblestone; pebble
- 乔石 喬石 Qiáo Shí ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕˊ kiu4 sek6 Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
- 基石 jī shí ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ gei1 sek6 foundation stone; cornerstone
- 墓石 mù shí ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ mou6 sek6 tombstone; gravestone
- 尖石 Jiān shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˊ zim1 sek6 Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹县, northwest Taiwan
- 巨石 jù shí ㄐㄩˋ ㄕˊ geoi6 sek6 huge rock; boulder; monolith
- 慈石 cí shí ㄘˊ ㄕˊ ci4 sek6 variant of 磁石
Example sentences
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滴水穿石 。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
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滴水穿石 ， 不是 靠 力量 ， 而是 靠 时间 時間 。
A water drop hollows a stone not by force but by falling often.
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