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船到桥头自然直
船到橋頭自然直
chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
1. lit. when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (proverb)
2. fig. everything will be all right
3. cf [[車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直]]

Character Breakdown

船
chuán
ship, boat, vessel
HSK 3 11 丶
到
dào
to go to, to arrive
HSK 2 8 丶
桥
qiáo
bridge; beam, crosspiece
HSK 4 10 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶
自
zì
self; private, personal; from
HSK 3 6 丶
然
rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
HSK 2 12 丶
直
zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom)

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