船到橋頭自然直 chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

船 chuán
HSK 3
ship, boat, vessel
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
橋 qiáo bridge; beam, crosspiece
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
然 rán
HSK 2
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
直 zhí
HSK 3
straight, erect, vertical