学如逆水行舟，不进则退

xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

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Definisi

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

Kata penyusun 学如逆水行舟，不进则退

不
bù

no; not so

则
zé

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

如
rú

as

学
xué

to learn

水
shuǐ

water

舟
zhōu

boat

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

逆
nì

contrary

进
jìn

to go forward

逆水
nì shuǐ

against the current

逆水行舟
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom)

逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

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