to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level
trad. 更上一層樓
Also written 更上一層樓【gèng shàng yī céng lóu】
Characters in this word
5更
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to change or replace, to experience, one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided, watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
- Pinyin
- gēng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 172 of 2500
上
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used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
一
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one, single, a (article), as soon as, entire; whole; all; throughout, "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1), also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- Pinyin
- yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Frequency
- 158 of 2500
层
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to pile on top of one another, layer; stratum, floor (of a building); story, (math.) sheaf, classifier for layers
- Pinyin
- céng
- Traditional
- 層
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 7903 of 2500
楼
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surname Lou
- Pinyin
- Lóu
- Traditional
- 樓
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 3173 of 2500