逆水行舟，不进则退

nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

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Définitions

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

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

no; not so

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

water

boat

row

to walk

to retreat; to withdraw

contrary

to go forward

against the current

lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)