lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb); fig. everything will be all right
trad. 船到橋頭自然直
Also written 船到橋頭自然直【chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí】
Characters in this word
7船
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variant of 船[chuan2]
- Pinyin
- chuán
- Traditional
- 舩
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 996 of 2500
到
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to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 48 of 2500
桥
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bridge, CL:座[zuo4]
- Pinyin
- qiáo
- Traditional
- 橋
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4230 of 2500
头
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head, hair style, the top, end, beginning or end, a stub, remnant, chief, boss, side, aspect, first, leading, classifier for pigs or livestock, CL:個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- tóu
- Traditional
- 頭
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 773 of 2500
自
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(bound form) self; oneself, from; since, naturally; as a matter of course
- Pinyin
- zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1586 of 2500
然
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correct, right, so, thus, like this, -ly
- Pinyin
- rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 2959 of 2500
直
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surname Zhi, Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Zhí
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4729 of 2500