idiom
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career
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青云直上 (qīng yún zhí shàng) means "rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post; meteoric career" in Chinese.
青云直上 is pronounced "qīng yún zhí shàng" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.
青云直上 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
青云直上 is made up of the characters 青, 云, 直, 上. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.
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