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逆水行舟，不进则退

nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

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Definitions

  1. 1. like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

Words Containing 逆水行舟，不进则退

学如逆水行舟，不进则退
xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind

Child Words of 逆水行舟，不进则退

则
zé

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then

行
háng

row

进
jìn

to go forward

逆
nì

contrary

不
bù

no; not so

行
xíng

to walk

逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)

逆水
nì shuǐ

against the current

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

舟
zhōu

boat

水
shuǐ

water