- 学如逆水行舟，不进则退 xuérúnìshuǐxíngzhōubùjìnzétuì study is like rowing upstreamLearning is like rowing a boat against the current; if you do not move forward, you will fall back.
- 逆水行舟，不进则退 nìshuǐxíngzhōubùjìnzétuì to go against the currentlike rowing a boat upstream, if you do not move forward you will fall back; a proverb used to encourage constant effort in difficult situations to avoid backsliding
