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

HSK 5
Tā bǎ zìjǐ shēnghuó zhōng de diǎndiǎndīdī dōu jìlù zài rìjì lǐ.
She recorded every little detail of her life in her diary.
HSK 5
Duōnián xiāngchǔ de diǎndiǎndīdī, 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) + 滴滴 (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