Tā gāng kāishǐ bù shìyìng xīn gōngzuò, dàn xiànzài yǐjīng jiànrù-jiājìng le.
He didn't adapt to the new job at first, but now he's really hitting his stride.
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Literally 'gradually enter fine scenery' - imagine walking a trail that opens up into a stunning landscape. The beauty unfolds step by step.
history
The phrase traces to an account of the painter 顾恺之, who always ate sugarcane from tip to root, explaining that this way he was 'gradually entering the finer part.'
