细水长流

xì shuǐ cháng liú

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Definitions

1. lit. thin streams flow forever
2. fig. economy will get you a long way
3. to work steadily at something little by little

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Child Words of 细水长流

• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 流 流 liú: to flow
• 细 细 xì: thin or slender
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief