滴水穿石，不是靠力量，而是靠時間。

A water drop hollows a stone not by force but by falling often.

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Sentence Composition

1 滴水穿石 dīshuǐchuānshí
  1. dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
  2. You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
  3. Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
=2 不是 bùshì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=2 不是 bùshi fault; blame
3 靠 kào
  1. to lean against or on
  2. to stand by the side of
  3. to come near to
  4. to depend on
  5. to trust
  6. to fuck (vulgar)
  7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
=4 力量 lìliang power; force; strength
=4 力量 lìliàng
  1. (tarot) Strength
  2. Strength
  3. ability; capability; faculty
  4. effect; result; outcome
  5. effectiveness; efficacy; potency
  6. power; force; might
  7. strength (of body or mind)
5 而是 érshì rather
6 靠 kào
  1. to lean against or on
  2. to stand by the side of
  3. to come near to
  4. to depend on
  5. to trust
  6. to fuck (vulgar)
  7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
7 時間 shíjiān
  1. (concept of) time
  2. (duration of) time
  3. (point in) time