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流水不腐，户枢不蠹【liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù】

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
fig. constant activity prevents decay

流水不腐，户枢不蠹【liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù】

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
fig. constant activity prevents decay

流

HSK 22

含义flow, circulate, drift; class

拼音liú

水

HSK 11

含义water, liquid, lotion, juice

拼音shuǐ

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

腐

HSK 44

含义rot, decay, spoil; rotten

拼音fǔ

户

HSK 42

含义door; family

拼音hù

枢

HSK 7-9

含义door hinge; pivot; center of power

拼音shū

蠹

含义moth; insects which eat into cloth

拼音dù