新台阶

新台階
xīntáijiē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 new level
  2. 2 new stage
  3. 3 new height

Examples

Gōngsī yèjì mài shàng le xīntáijiē.
The company's performance reached a new level.
Zhōng Měi hézuò dēng shàng xīntáijiē.
Sino-US cooperation has reached a new stage.

Tips

usage
Literally 'new stairstep'. Nearly always appears as 上新台阶 / 登上新台阶 / 一个新台阶 — fixed collocations in media and official speeches to praise progress. Common cliché in finance and policy writing.

Stroke Order

xīn
tái
jiē