shàngtáijiē

上台阶

Word · VerbTraditional上臺階

reach a new level; make significant progress

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to reach a new level; to make significant progress; to step up to a higher stage (metaphorical)

Originally referred to physically walking up stairs, but now used figuratively to describe quantitative or qualitative leaps in performance, production, economic development, or other measurable achievements. Often used with qualifiers like '新' (new) or '一个大' (a big).

Liáng粮
shí食
chǎn产
liàng量
shàng上
tái台
jiē阶
 ,
lián连
xù续
sān三
nián年
fēng丰
shōu收
 。

Grain output has reached a new level, with bumper harvests for three consecutive years.

Běn本
shì市
jīng经
jì济
yòu又
shàng上
le了
xīn新
tái台
jiē阶
 ,
GDPG
zēngD
zhǎngP
tū增
pò长
lì突
shǐ破
xīn历
gāo史
 新
 高
 。

The city's economy has reached a new level again, with GDP growth hitting a record high.

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Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
yào要
zài在
jì技
shù术
chuàng创
xīn新
shàng上
yī一
gè个
dà大
tái台
jiē阶
 。

The company aims to make a major leap forward in technological innovation this year.