百尺竿头,更尽一步
百尺竿头,更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
idiomverb
Traditional: 百尺竿頭,更盡一步
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- (idiom, verb) lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
- to continue to further successes
- not to rest on one's laurels
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Related Words
还(huán)· to pay back
→更(gèng)· more
→孔融让梨(Kǒng Róng ràng lí)· Kong Rong giving up pears, classic moral story about Kong Rong 孔融[Kong3 Rong2] picking up smaller pears while leaving the bigger ones to his older brothers, still used nowadays to educate the young on courtesy and modesty
→有子存焉(yǒu zǐ cún yān)· I still have sons, don't I?
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