細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú

fig. economy will get you a long way

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
細 xì
fine; thin or slender; delicate
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift