nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì

to go against the current

Senses

逆水行舟,不进则退/ 逆水行舟,不進則退 nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì (also nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bú​jìn​zé​tuì) to go against the current

like 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

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