积土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
  2. fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

CHARACTERS

积 jī
HSK 4
accumulate, store up, amass
土 tǔ
HSK 5
soil, earth; items made of earth
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak