平步青云

平步青雲
píngbùqīngyún
idiom #25,876

Meanings

  1. 1 meteoric rise
  2. 2 to rapidly advance in career or social position
  3. 3 to rise to prominence in one step

Examples

Tā píngjiè yī piān lùnwén píngbù qīngyún, chéngwéi xuéshùjiè de míngxīng.
With a single paper, he shot to fame and became a star in academia.
Zhège niánqīngrén zài gōngsī lǐ píngbù qīngyún, sān nián nèi jiù dāng shàng le zǒngjiān.
This young person rose meteorically in the company, becoming a director within three years.

Tips

memory
means a casual step and means blue clouds (high heaven) — as if you casually strolled up into the clouds. The contrast between the effortless step and the lofty destination makes it vivid.

Stroke Order

píng
qīng
yún