逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu

to keep working hard or fall behind

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder

Characters

Character Meaning
逆 nì HSK 6
to go against; to oppose; opposite
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
行 xíng HSK 3
all right; OK!; will do
舟 zhōu HSK 6
boat