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平步登天 — “To rapidly achieve a high position or status”

平步登天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rapidly achieve a high position or status”. To make a meteoric rise to success. Literally, “Ascend to heaven in one smooth stride”.

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平步登天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

平步登天 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
平
píng5flat, level, equal, calm
步
bù7walk, step, pace
登
dēng12ascend, publish, ripen
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 平步登天

他凭着过人的才华和努力,在这家公司平步登天,很快就成为部门经理。
With his extraordinary talent and hard work, he rapidly rose in this company, quickly becoming a department manager.

Idioms Related to 平步登天

Synonyms of 平步登天

  • píng平bù步dēng登yún云rise rapidly to high position
  • píng平bù步qīng青yún云rise rapidly in position

More idioms starting with 平

  • píng平fēn分qiū秋sè色equally matched; share honors
  • píng平yuán原shí十rì日yǐn饮a grand and prolonged banquet
  • píng平yuán原yì易yě野flat and open plains or wilderness
  • píng平yuán原dū督yóu邮inferior or low-quality wine
  • píng平dì地yī一shēng声léi雷sudden significant event or rise to prominence
  • píng平dì地lóu楼tái台build a magnificent enterprise from scratch
  • píng平dì地bō波lán澜unexpected disturbance
  • píng平dì地shēng生bō波stir up trouble out of nothing
  • píng平dì地dēng登yún云meteoric rise from humble beginnings
  • píng平dì地qǐ起gū孤dīng丁stir up trouble out of nothing
  • píng平dì地qǐ起jiā家build a career from scratch
  • píng平dì地qǐ起léi雷a sudden dramatic change

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Questions about 平步登天

What does 平步登天 mean?

平步登天 (píng bù dēng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rapidly achieve a high position or status”.

How do you pronounce 平步登天?

平步登天 is pronounced píng bù dēng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 平步登天 literally mean?

Literally, 平步登天 means “Ascend to heaven in one smooth stride”. It is used to mean “to rapidly achieve a high position or status”.

What is the Chinese definition of 平步登天?

比喻一下子就达到很高的地位或境界。

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