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步步高陞

简步步高升 · 繁步步高陞

Mandarin · pinyin bù bù gāo shēng

to climb step by step
to rise steadily
on the up and up

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步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
陞: shēng · promote, rise, ascend
升: shēng · arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭

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4–4–1–1 · bu4 bu4 gao1 sheng1

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