积土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān

fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
积 jī HSK 4
to accumulate; to amass; to store
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain