進身之階 jìn shēn zhī jiē

DEFINITIONS

  1. stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

CHARACTERS

進 jìn advance, make progress, enter
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
階 jiē stairs, steps; rank, degree