滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù

a drop in the ocean (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. a drop in the ocean (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
滄 cāng
blue-green or azure (of water); vast (of water); cold
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
粟 sù
grain; millet; goose pimples