百 尺 竿 头，更 进 一 步

bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bùdictionary entry

lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) / fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

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百尺竿頭，更進一步 百尺竿头，更进一步 [bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 , geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4] /lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)/fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better/

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