流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad flowing water does not rot; used as a metaphor to mean that constant activity or practice prevents stagnation and keeps one healthy or sharp Frequency Written text 0.056 per million Cross-References See 流水不腐,户枢不蠹 liúshuǐbùfǔhùshūbùdùReferenced by 户枢不蠹 hùshūbùdù Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad flowing water does not rot; used as a metaphor to mean that constant activity or practice prevents stagnation and keeps one healthy or sharp Frequency Written text 0.056 per million Cross-References See 流水不腐,户枢不蠹 liúshuǐbùfǔhùshūbùdùReferenced by 户枢不蠹 hùshūbùdù Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)