更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
gèng shàng yī céng lóu
Pinyin

Definition

更上一层楼 (更上一層樓)
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gèng shàng yī céng lóu
  1. to take it up a notch
  2. to bring it up a level

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
上
shǎng
更
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

进入2011年，相信大家对整个市场的走向以及公司的方针策略都很期待。当然我们的目的只有一个，那就是如何在2011年更上一层楼！
jìnrù èrlíngyīyī nián ，xiāngxìn dàjiā duì zhěnggè shìchǎng de zǒuxiàng yǐjí gōngsī de fāngzhēn cèlüè dōu hěn qīdài 。dāngrán wǒmen de mùdì zhǐyǒu yī gè ，nà jiùshì rúhé zài èrlíngyīyī nián gèng shàng yīcéng lóu ！
Entering 2011, I'm sure you are all looking forward to the direction of the market as a whole as well as the company's policy strategy. Of course, we only have one goal: to reach even greater heights in 2011!
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