學如逆水行舟，不進則退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back

CHARACTERS

學 xué learning, knowledge; school
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
逆 nì
HSK 6
disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
行 xíng
HSK 3
go; walk; move, travel; circulate
舟 zhōu
HSK 6
boat, ship; KangXi radical 137
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
進 jìn advance, make progress, enter
則 zé rule, law, regulation; grades
退 tuì
HSK 5
step back, retreat, withdraw