学如逆水行舟，不进则退
xué​rú​nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì

study is like rowing upstream

  • created sense approved 学如逆水行舟，不进则退/學如逆水行舟，不進則退 · xué​rú​nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì · study is like rowing upstream — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    学如逆水行舟，不进则退 / 學如逆水行舟，不進則退

    xué​rú​nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì

    study is like rowing upstream

    Learning is like rowing a boat against the current; if you do not move forward, you will fall back.

    学 (literal) → 学/學 · xué · to study 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 逆水行舟 (literal) → 逆水行舟 · nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu · to sail against the current ， (non_chinese) 不进则退 (literal) → 不进则退/不進則退 · bù​jìn​zé​tuì · move forward or fall behind

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