一点一滴

一點一滴

yìdiǎn-yìdī

idiom #31,055

Meanings

HSK 3

他一点一滴地学习中文。

Tā yìdiǎn-yìdī de xuéxí Zhōngwén.

He studies Chinese little by little.

HSK 5

进步是一点一滴积累起来的。

Jìnbù shì yìdiǎn-yìdī jīlěi qǐlái de.

Progress is built up bit by bit.

HSK 5

母亲的爱体现在生活的一点一滴中。

Mǔqīn de ài tǐxiàn zài shēnghuó de yìdiǎn-yìdī 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