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

to go against the current

  • created sense approved 逆水行舟，不进则退/逆水行舟，不進則退 · nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​jìn​zé​tuì · to go against the current — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逆水行舟，不进则退 / 逆水行舟，不進則退

    nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bù​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

    nì​shuǐ​xíng​zhōu​bú​jìn​zé​tuì

    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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