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车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

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chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

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  1. 1. everything will turn out all right (idiom)
  2. 2. let's worry about it when it happens
  3. 3. it will be all right on the night

Child Words of 车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直

到
dào

to reach; to arrive

前
qián

front

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

必
bì

certainly

有
yǒu

to have; there is

桥
qiáo

bridge

直
zhí

straight

自
zì

self

自然
zì rán

nature

船
chuán

boat

路
lù

road

车
chē

car

车
jū

war chariot (archaic)

头
tóu

head

桥头
qiáo tóu

Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

然
rán

correct

船到桥头自然直
chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)

车到山前必有路
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)

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