聚沙成塔 — Chinese idiom
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
Meaning
- (lit.) many sand grains accumulate to form a tower
- (fig.) many little things add up to sth great
Character by character
- 聚jùto assemble, to collect, to meet
- 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
- 成chéngto accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish;
- 塔tǎtower, spire, tall building
Idioms sharing a character
- 物以类聚 wù yǐ lèi jù
- 聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén
- 聚萤映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě
- 聚讼纷纭 jù sòng fēn yún
- 一盘散沙 yī pán sǎn shā
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng
- 恒河沙数 Héng hé shā shù
- 战死沙场 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā
- 披沙拣金 pī shā jiǎn jīn
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