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聚少成多

jù shǎo chéng duōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 積少成多|积少成多[jī shǎo chéng duō]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d2ee7001e1866a51. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聚少成多 聚少成多 [ju4 shao3 cheng2 duo1] /see 積少成多|积少成多[ji1 shao3 cheng2 duo1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 聚
    jù

    to assemble / to gather (transitive or intransitive) / (chemistry) poly-

  • 少
    shǎo

    few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

    shào

    young

  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.