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拾级而上

shè jí ér shàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f225de4eb80e9e34. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拾級而上 拾级而上 [she4 ji2 er2 shang4] /to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 拾級而上

  • 拾
    shè

    to ascend in light steps

    shí

    to pick up / to collate or arrange / ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

  • 级
    jí

    level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[gè] / classifier: step, level

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.