high position; rapid promotion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
high social or official position; rapid advancement
literaryA classical metaphor, most commonly used in the idiom 平步青云. It implies a smooth, rapid rise to prominence, often in an official or scholarly career.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
yǒu有
wéi为
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
shì是
píng平
bù步
qīng青
yún云
，
guān官
zhì至
bù部
jí级
。
He was capable from a young age and has now soared to high office, reaching the ministerial level.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
kē科
jǔ举
jí及
dì第
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
zhí直
shàng上
qīng青
yún云
de的
jié捷
jìng径
。
In ancient times, passing the imperial examination was seen as a shortcut to rapid promotion.
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Tā他
de的
shì事
yè业
yī一
lù路
qīng青
yún云
，
lìng令
rén人
xiàn羡
mù慕
。
His career has been on a meteoric rise, which is enviable.
Bù不
yào要
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
zhe着
qīng青
yún云
zhí直
shàng上
，
yě也
yào要
jiǎo脚
tà踏
shí实
dì地
。
Don't just think about soaring to the top; you also need to be down-to-earth.