细水长流

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. thin streams flow forever

   • wǒmenyīnggāixìshuǐchángliú,búyàolàngfèi.

     我们应该细水长流，不要浪费。🔊

     We should be economical and make resources last, not waste them.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. economy will get you a long way

   • wǒmenyīnggāixìshuǐchángliú,búyàolàngfèi.

     我们应该细水长流，不要浪费。🔊

     We should be economical and make things last, without being wasteful.

3. 參副adverb

   to work steadily at something little by little

   • wǒmenyīnggāixìshuǐchángliúdexuéxí.

     我们应该细水长流地学习。🔊

     We should study in a steady and sustained manner, like a slow but constant flow of water.