nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

to sail against the current

逆水行舟 nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu
to sail against the current
(of a boat) to sail against the flow; (figuratively) to work hard to make progress in a difficult environment. Often used with 不进则退 bù​jìn​zé​tuì to imply that one must keep moving forward or they will fall behind

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