滴水 (dī shuǐ) — a drop of water; (verb-object) to drip water; to leak water drop by drop
Definition
A verb-object phrase: as a noun, 'a drop of water'; as a verb, 'to drip / leak drop by drop'. Often appears in set phrases like 滴水穿石 (dripping water wears through stone — persistence prevails).
a drop of water(verb-object) to drip waterto leak water drop by drop
Measure word · 滴
Examples
- 滴水。Zhuō zi shàng yǒu yì dī shuǐ.There is a drop of water on the table.
- 滴水。Shuǐ lóng tóu yì zhí zài dī shuǐ.The faucet has been dripping.
- 。Tā zhī dī le jǐ dī shuǐ.He only dripped a few drops of water.
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