attain mastery; reach an advanced level
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to progress from elementary to advanced level; to attain mastery in a subject or skill
literaryOriginally described the layout of traditional Chinese architecture where the 'hall' (堂) was the main room and the 'chamber' (室) was the inner private room; entering the chamber indicated reaching the deepest or most advanced part. Also expressed as 登堂入室 (dēng táng rù shì).
Jīng经
guò过
shí十
nián年
de的
kè刻
kǔ苦
zuān钻
yán研
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
zài在
zhè这
yī一
lǐng领
yù域
shēng升
táng堂
rù入
shì室
le了
。
After ten years of painstaking study, he finally attained mastery in this field.
Xué学
xí习
rèn任
hé何
jì技
yì艺
dōu都
yào要
xún循
xù序
jiàn渐
jìn进
，
zuì最
zhōng终
cái才
néng能
shēng升
táng堂
rù入
shì室
。
Learning any skill requires gradual progression; only then can one reach an advanced level.
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Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
de的
gāng钢
qín琴
jiā家
jì技
yì艺
jīng精
zhàn湛
，
xiǎn显
rán然
yǐ已
jīng经
shēng升
táng堂
rù入
shì室
。
This young pianist demonstrates exquisite technique, clearly having attained mastery of the art.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
yán研
jiū究
fāng方
miàn面
zǎo早
yǐ已
dēng登
táng堂
rù入
shì室
，
rú如
jīn今
gèng更
shì是
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
。
He long ago attained mastery in classical literature studies, and now has published numerous works.