拾级而上 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to walk slowly up a flight of steps

Character by character

• 拾shèto collect, to pick up, to tidy up; ten (bankers'
• 级jílevel, rank; class, grade
• 而érand, and then, and yet; but
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev

Idioms sharing a character

• 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi
• 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì
• 拾人涕唾 shí rén tì tuò
• 拾人牙慧 shí rén yá huì
• 拾遗补缺 shí yí bǔ quē
• 拾金不昧 shí jīn bù mèi
• 路不拾遗 lù bù shí yí
• 道不拾遗 dào bù shí yí
• 一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn
• 一扫而空 yī sǎo ér kōng

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