逆水行舟 — “To sail against the current”
逆水行舟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sail against the current”. To metaphorically imply that one must exert continuous effort to avoid falling behind or regressing. Literally, “Sail against the current”.
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逆水行舟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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学习如逆水行舟，不进则退，我们必须时刻保持学习的热情和动力。
Learning is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall back, so we must always maintain our passion and motivation for learning.
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- nì逆tiān天dà大zuì罪heinous crime against natural law
- nì逆tiān天bèi悖lǐ理defy natural laws and moral principles
- nì逆tiān天wú无dào道act against natural justice and morality
- nì逆tiān天bào暴wù物defy nature and devastate all things
- nì逆tiān天fàn犯shùn顺defy heaven and violate propriety
- nì逆tiān天ér而xíng行act against natural order
- nì逆tiān天bèi背lǐ理defy natural law and reason
- nì逆tiān天xíng行shì事defy objective circumstances
- nì逆tiān天wéi违zhòng众defy heaven and human reason
- nì逆tiān天wéi违lǐ理defy natural principles and reason
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What does 逆水行舟 mean?
逆水行舟 (nì shuǐ xíng zhōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sail against the current”.
How do you pronounce 逆水行舟?
逆水行舟 is pronounced nì shuǐ xíng zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 逆水行舟 literally mean?
Literally, 逆水行舟 means “Sail against the current”. It is used to mean “to sail against the current”.
What is the Chinese definition of 逆水行舟?
逆着水流的方向行船。比喻不努力就要后退。