







船到桥门自然直 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Don't worry about problems before they arise”. Things will naturally resolve themselves when the time comes. Literally, “The boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge opening”.

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Open the tool →船到桥门自然直 (chuán dào qiáo mén zì rán zhí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Don't worry about problems before they arise”.
船到桥门自然直 is pronounced chuán dào qiáo mén zì rán zhí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 船到桥门自然直 means “the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge opening”. It is used to mean “Don't worry about problems before they arise”.
桥:桥梁。比喻事先不必多虑,问题自会得到解决