進身之階 jìn shēn zhī jiē

stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

Characters

Character Meaning
進 jìn
to enter; to go in; to go forward
身 shēn HSK 2
body; oneself; personally
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
階 jiē
stairs; rank or step; variant of 階jiē