Read Edit View history 流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad flowing water does not rot; used as a metaphor to mean that constant activity or practice prevents stagnation and keeps one healthy or sharp Frequency Written text 0.056 per million Cross-References See 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 liúshuǐbùfǔhùshūbùdùReferenced by 户枢不蠹 hùshūbùdù Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
流水不腐 liúshuǐbùfǔ flowing water never goes bad flowing water does not rot; used as a metaphor to mean that constant activity or practice prevents stagnation and keeps one healthy or sharp Frequency Written text 0.056 per million Cross-References See 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 liúshuǐbùfǔhùshūbùdùReferenced by 户枢不蠹 hùshūbùdù Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)