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    dripping water wears through rock
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    shuǐ dī shí chuān

    水滴石穿

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    • dripping water wears through rock

      • shuǐ dī shí chuān shì wǒ jiān chí de xìn niàn

        “水滴石穿”是我坚持的信念。

        It's my belief that constant dripping wears away a stone.

      synonym
      jiān chí bù xiè坚持不懈chí zhī yǐ héng持之以恒qiè ér bù shě锲而不舍xīng huǒ liáo yuán星火燎原dī shuǐ chuān shí滴水穿石shéng jù mù duàn绳锯木断dī shuǐ shí chuān滴水石穿mó chǔ chéng zhēn磨杵成针xīn jiān shí chuān心坚石穿mó chuān tiě yàn磨穿铁砚
      antonym
      bàn tú ér fèi半途而废hǔ tóu shé wěi虎头蛇尾yī pù shí hán一曝十寒yī pù shí hán一暴十寒

    Word usage

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      "水滴石穿" is often used with "绳锯木断".

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