积土成山 in English ji1 tu3 cheng2 shan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

Simplified Characters

积 土 成 山

Traditional Characters

積 土 成 山

Pinyin

ji1 tu3 cheng2 shan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

积ji1to amass 土tu3Tu (ethnic group) 成cheng2surname Cheng 山shan1surname Shan