百尺竿头，更进一步

Traditional: 百尺竿頭，更進一步

bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

Dictionary entry

lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)

What does 百尺竿头，更进一步 mean?

百尺竿头，更进一步 (bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)

2fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

Character breakdown

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百Bǎisurname Bai 尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]竿gān(bound form) pole; rod 头tóuhead · hair style 更gēngto change or replace · to experience 进jìnto go forward · to advance 一yīone · single 步Bùsurname Bu

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百尺竿头，更进一步

bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

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