gèng​shàng​céng​lóu

to reach a higher level

Senses

更上层楼/ 更上層樓 gèng​shàng​céng​lóu to reach a higher level

To achieve even greater progress or reach a new peak in one's work or studies; originally from a Tang Dynasty poem by 王之涣 wáng​zhī​huàn implying that to see further, one must climb higher.

References

variant 更上一层楼/更上一層樓 更上层楼/更上層樓