积丝成寸，积寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹積絲成寸，積寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹積絲成寸，積寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹

silk threads add up to an inch, inches add up to a foot, keep adding inches and feet without stopping and you get lengths and whole bolts

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Small amounts accumulate into large ones if you persevere; encouraging. Cf. "Many a little makes a mickle."

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Simplified: 积丝成寸，积寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹
Traditional (Taiwan): 積絲成寸，積寸成尺，寸尺不已，遂成丈匹
Pinyin: jī sī chéng cùn, jī cùn chéng chǐ, cùnchǐ bùyǐ, suì chéng zhàng pǐ
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄙㄔㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ，ㄐㄧㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔˇ，ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄔˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ，ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˋ ㄆㄧˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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