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逆水行舟，不进则退【nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì】

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

逆水行舟，不进则退【nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì】

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

逆

HSK 7-95

含义disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor

拼音nì

水

HSK 11

含义water, liquid, lotion, juice

拼音shuǐ

行

HSK 11

含义go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144

拼音xíng

舟

HSK 7-9

含义boat, ship; Kangxi radical 137

拼音zhōu

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

进

HSK 1

含义advance, make progress, enter

拼音jìn

则

HSK 4

含义rule, law, regulation; grades

拼音zé

退

HSK 32

含义step back, retreat, withdraw

拼音tuì