- lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
- fig. everything will be all right
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- when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb)
- everything will be all right
This proverb suggests that when one encounters a problem or challenge, they will find a way to resolve it or that solutions will appear in due time.
We don’t need to worry; everything will be all right when the time comes.
As long as you believe in yourself, everything will work out in the end.
This meaning conveys the reassurance that despite current difficulties, things will turn out positively eventually.
zài在zhè这cì次kǎo shì考试Zhōng中,wǒ我yǒu xiē有些jǐn zhāng紧张,dàn但wǒ我xiāng xìn相信chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí船到桥头自然直。
I’m a bit nervous about this exam, but I believe everything will be all right.
An accident happened; don’t worry, everything will be all right.
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chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí船到桥头自然直everything will be all rightshì dào lín tóu事到临头zì rán自然huó活things will resolve themselves when the time comesxīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu心急吃不了热豆腐haste makes waste (similar meaning)bù pà màn , jiù pà zhàn不怕慢,就怕站slow and steady wins the racechuán船dào到Qiáo tóu桥头zì rán自然Píng平everything will be smooth when the time arrivesrén人dào到zhōng nián中年zì rán自然wěn稳life gets easier as one maturesjiàn jī xíng shì见机行事,zì rán自然Chéng成act according to circumstances and success will comezǒu走dào到nǎ lǐ哪里suàn算nǎ lǐ哪里we'll cross that bridge when we come to itzuì hòu最后zǒng shì总是xiǎng dào想到bàn fǎ办法we will eventually find a solution