1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
予以照顾
yǔ yǐ zhào gù
1 to ask sb to carefully consider a request (idiom)
从善如登，从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng
1 doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
捷足先登
jié zú xiān dēng
1 the quick-footed climb up first (idiom)
2 the early bird catches the worm
3 first come, first served
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
2 fig. extremely difficult
3 far from an easy task
无事不登三宝殿
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
1 lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
2 fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
3 having a hidden agenda
照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo
1 lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)
2 fig. to copy slavishly
照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ
1 lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject
2 uninspired imitation
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
2 to go to the next level
3 to attain a higher level
登庸人才
dēng yōng rén cái
1 to employ talent (idiom)
登高望远
dēng gāo wàng yuǎn
1 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
2 acute foresight
福星高照
fú xīng gāo zhào
1 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
粉墨登场
fěn mò dēng chǎng
1 to make up and go on stage (idiom); to embark on a career (esp. in politics or crime)
肝胆相照
gān dǎn xiāng zhào
1 to treat one another with absolute sincerity (idiom); to show total devotion