一点一滴

一點一滴

yīdiǎn-yīdī

idiom #31,055

Meanings

进步是一点一滴积累起来的。

Jìnbù shì yīdiǎnyīdī jīlěi qǐlái de.

Progress is built up bit by bit.

他一点一滴地学习中文。

Tā yīdiǎnyīdī de xuéxí Zhōngwén.

He studies Chinese little by little.

母亲的爱体现在生活的一点一滴中。

Mǔqīn de ài tǐxiàn zài shēnghuó de yīdiǎnyīdī zhōng.

A mother's love shows in every little detail of daily life.

grammar

Functions as adverb (一点一滴地) or noun (生活中的一点一滴). Often pairs with 积累, 积攒, 记录 — accumulation verbs.

memory

点 = dot, 滴 = drop. Dots and drops — the smallest measurable units. Picture a dripping tap slowly filling a bucket: that's the image.

一 yī

点 diǎn

滴 dī