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逆水行舟
nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu

rowing upstream

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
逆水行舟 nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu
rowing upstream verb
navigating a boat against the water's current
uphill battle idiom
making progress in a challenging environment where constant effort is required to avoid falling behind

Frequency

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Frequency data
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