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步步高升
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步步高升
bùbù-gāoshēng
idiom
Meanings
1
to rise step by step
2
steady career advancement
3
promoted one rank after another
Characters
步
bù
step
高
gāo
high
升
shēng
rise
Examples
拼音
EN
HSK 2
他
工作
努力
，
步步高升
。
Tā gōngzuò nǔlì, bùbùgāoshēng.
He works hard and keeps climbing the ladder.
HSK 3
祝
你
新年
步步高升
！
Zhù nǐ xīnnián bùbùgāoshēng!
Wishing you promotion after promotion this new year!
Tips
history
From late-Qing novel 《
二十年目睹之怪现状
》 chapter 88: describing a subordinate flattering his boss with
大人
步步高升
- a line still heard today.
culture
Popular New Year greeting, especially for working adults. Often written on red envelopes for coworkers.
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步
bù
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高
gāo
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升
shēng
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升高
shēnggāo
HSK 5
#10,151
to raise / to ascend / to rise
步步
bùbù
#11,893
step by step / at every step
平步青云
píngbù-qīngyún
#25,876
meteoric rise / to rapidly advance in career or social position / to rise to prominence in one step
步
bù
HSK 3
#743
step; pace / stage; phase / measure word for steps
一步步
yībùbù
#25,394
step by step / gradually / one step at a time
上升
shàngshēng
HSK 3
#4,375
to rise / to ascend
进一步
jìnyībù
HSK 3
#3,473
further / to go a step further
升级
shēngjí
HSK 6
#5,412
to upgrade; to level up / to be promoted; to escalate
升
shēng
HSK 3
#2,639
to rise / to ascend / liter (unit)
脚步
jiǎobù
HSK 5
#6,417
footstep; step / pace (literal or figurative)
步步高升
bùbù-gāoshēng
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