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逆水
nìshuǐ
1.
against the current
2.
upstream
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Compound Words (3)
逆水行舟
nìshuǐxíngzhōu
lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
逆水行舟，不进则退
nìshuǐxíngzhōu,bùjìnzétuì
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
学如逆水行舟，不进则退
xuérúnìshuǐxíngzhōu,bùjìnzétuì
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
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