shuǐ
xíng
zhōu

proverb
idiom

Meaning of 逆水行舟

逆水行舟 means sail against the current; cease moving forward and you will fall behind. Pronounced nì shuǐ xíng zhōu.

  • sail against the current; cease moving forward and you will fall behind

Definitions & Examples

Xué
tóng
shuǐ
xíng
zhōu
 
jìn
tuì退
 

Studying is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you will fall behind.

Shì
chǎng
jìng
zhēng
liè
 
men
yǒu
shuǐ
xíng
zhōu
de
jué
xīn
 

Market competition is fierce; we must have the determination to sail against the current.

rén
yún
 
shuǐ
xíng
zhōu
 
jìn
tuì退
 
suǒ
men
néng
tíng
zhǐ
 

As the ancients said, sailing against the current means no progress leads to regression, so we cannot stop striving.