站稳脚跟 [站穩腳跟] - to stand firmly, to gain a foothold, to establish oneself - zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn | Definition | ChinesePod.com

站稳脚跟 (站穩腳跟)

zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn

Pinyin

Definition

站稳脚跟 (站穩腳跟)

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zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn

to stand firmly
to gain a foothold
to establish oneself

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhàn

1 station
2 to stand
3 to halt
4 to stop
5 branch of a company or organization
6 website

gēn

1 heel
2 to follow closely
3 to go with
4 (of a woman) to marry sb
5 with
6 compared with
7 to
8 towards
9 and (joining two nouns)

jiā yóu zhàn

1 gas station

dì tiě zhàn

1 subway station

shōu fèi zhàn

1 tollbooth

Idioms (3)

好男不跟女斗

hǎo nán bù gēn nǚ dòu

1 a real man doesn't fight with womenfolk (idiom)

站着说话不腰疼

zhàn zhe shuō huà bù yāo téng

1 it's all very well to talk, but getting things done is another matter (idiom)
2 to be an armchair expert
3 to blabber on

船到码头，车到站

chuán dào mǎ tóu , chē dào zhàn

1 The ship has docked, the carriage has reached the station.
2 The job is over, it's time to relax. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

但是凡事都需要时间。我们的企业算到现在，发展还不到30年，能有这么一大批新兴企业逐渐拓展海外市场已经是很惊人的成就了。比如海尔，联想和华为，都在自己的领域成功地站稳脚跟，现在正在不断努力成为世界认可的品牌。

dànshì fánshì dōu xūyào shíjiān 。wǒmen de qǐyè suàn dào xiànzài ，fāzhǎn hái bùdào sānshí nián ，néng yǒu zhème yīdàpī xīnxīng qǐyè zhújiàn tuòzhǎn hǎiwài shìchǎng yǐjīng shì hěn jīngrén de chéngjiù le 。bǐrú hǎi ěr ，liánxiǎng hé huáwéi ，dōu zài zìjǐ de lǐngyù chénggōng de zhànwěn jiǎogēn ，xiànzài zhèngzài bùduàn nǔlì chéngwéi shìjiè rènkě de pǐnpái 。

But everything takes time. Up till today, our companies haven't even been developing for thirty years. Having a big group of flourishing companies gradually opening up foreign markets is a surprising achievement. For example, Haier, Lenovo and Huawei all have a firm foothold in their fields. Now, they are working hard to become world-recognized brands.