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逆水

nì shuǐ
against the current upstream
逆水行舟

nì shuǐ xíng zhōu
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
学如逆水行舟，不进则退 Trad. 學如逆水行舟，不進則退

xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
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逆水行舟，不进则退 Trad. 逆水行舟，不進則退

nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)