idiom
流水不腐，户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); constant activity prevents decay
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流水不腐，户枢不蠹 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.
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流水不腐，户枢不蠹 (liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù) means "Flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom); constant activity prevents decay" in Chinese.
流水不腐，户枢不蠹 is pronounced "liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 9 syllables.
流水不腐，户枢不蠹 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
流水不腐，户枢不蠹 is made up of the characters 流, 水, 不, 腐, ，, 户, 枢, 不, 蠹. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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