更上一层楼
gèng​shàng​yī​céng​lóu

to reach new heights

  • created reference approved 更上一层楼/更上一層樓 → 更上层楼/更上層樓 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    更上一层楼 / 更上一層樓 gèng​shàng​yī​céng​lóu

    更上层楼 / 更上層樓 gèng​shàng​céng​lóu

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 更上一层楼/更上一層樓 · gèng​shàng​yī​céng​lóu · to reach new heights — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    更上一层楼 / 更上一層樓

    gèng​shàng​yī​céng​lóu

    to reach new heights

    To climb one story higher; figuratively used to describe achieving further progress, improvement, or a higher level of excellence.

    gèng​shàng​yì​céng​lóu

    更 (literal) → 更 · gèng · even more 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 一层 (literal) → 一层/一層 · yī​céng · floor 楼 (literal) → 楼/樓 · lóu · floor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense