点点滴滴

點點滴滴
diǎndiǎndīdī
phrase #21,999

Meanings

  1. 1 bit by bit
  2. 2 every little detail
  3. 3 dribs and drabs
  4. 4 every aspect

Examples

Tā bǎ zìjǐ shēnghuó zhōng de diǎndiǎn dīdī dōu jìlù zài rìjì lǐ.
She recorded every little detail of her life in her diary.
Duōnián xiāngchǔ de diǎndiǎn dīdī, ràng tāmen jié xià le shēnhòu de yǒuyì.
The little moments accumulated over years of being together forged a deep friendship.

Tips

memory
点点 (drops / dots) + (drips / drops) — two reduplication pairs, both meaning 'tiny drops.' The image is raindrops or water droplets falling one by one, building up gradually into something significant.

Stroke Order

diǎn