百尺竿頭,更盡一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

not to rest on one's laurels

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not to rest on one's laurels
  2. 2. to continue to further successes
  3. 3. lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do

Characters

Character Meaning
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
a ruler; a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter
pole
head; the top; end
more; even more; still
entirely; all; to the utmost
one; 1; single
walk; a step; a pace