点点滴滴
diǎn diǎn dī dī
Pinyin

Definition

点点滴滴
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diǎn diǎn dī dī
  1. bit by bit
  2. dribs and drabs
  3. the little details
  4. every aspect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

滴
dī
  1. 1 a drop
  2. 2 to drip
点滴
diǎn dī
  1. 1 a drip
  2. 2 a little bit
  3. 3 intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)
滴滴
Dī dī
  1. 1 DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行[Dī dī Chū xíng])
滴答
dī dā
  1. 1 (onom.) pattering sound
  2. 2 drip drip (of water)
  3. 3 tick tock (of clock)
  4. 4 also pr. [dī da]
点点滴滴
diǎn diǎn dī dī
  1. 1 bit by bit
  2. 2 dribs and drabs
  3. 3 the little details
  4. 4 every aspect
垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
娇滴滴
jiāo dī dī
  1. 1 sweet
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 delicately pretty
小滴
xiǎo dī
  1. 1 a drop
打点滴
dǎ diǎn dī
  1. 1 to put sb on an intravenous drip
欲滴
yù dī
  1. 1 (suffix) replete (with moisture)
  2. 2 glistening
  3. 3 plump and tender
  4. 4 lovely
  5. 5 alluring
水滴
shuǐ dī
  1. 1 drop
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
涓滴
juān dī
  1. 1 tiny stream
  2. 2 trickle
  3. 3 drops
  4. 4 tiny trickle of funds
滴下
dī xià
  1. 1 drip
滴剂
dī jì
  1. 1 to drip (e.g. medical drip feed)
滴定
dī dìng
  1. 1 titration
滴水
dī shuǐ
  1. 1 water drop
  2. 2 dripping water
滴水不漏
dī shuǐ bù lòu
  1. 1 lit. not one drop of water can leak out
  2. 2 watertight
  3. 3 rigorous (argument)
滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴注
dī zhù
  1. 1 to drip into
  2. 2 to transfuse
  3. 3 to percolate
  4. 4 to drip feed
  5. 5 fig. to instill

Idioms (6)

垂涎欲滴
chuí xián yù dī
  1. 1 to drool with desire (idiom); to envy
  2. 2 to hunger for
水滴石穿
shuǐ dī shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
涓滴归公
juān dī guī gōng
  1. 1 every drop returns to the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused
滴水石穿
dī shuǐ shí chuān
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石
dī shuǐ chuān shí
  1. 1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. 2 You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. 3 Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
馋涎欲滴
chán xián yù dī
  1. 1 lit. to drool with desire (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hunger for
  3. 3 greedy

Sample Sentences

梧桐更兼细雨，到黄昏点点滴滴。
wútóng gèng jiān xì yǔ ，dào huánghūn diǎndiǎndīdī 。
The wutong tree sheds its leaves while light rain falls, then at dusk the drip drop of rain can be heard.
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小尤的脑中快速地回忆着和李探长有关的点点滴滴。
Xiǎo Yóu de nǎozhōng kuàisù de huíyì zhe hé Lǐ tànzhǎng yǒuguān de diǎndiǎndīdī 。
Xiao You quickly went through every memory she had involving Detective Li one by one.
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