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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jī | ji1
English translation
to ascend, to rise

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足齐

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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本能 běnnéng 使 shǐ 跃至一线 yī xiàn 成功 Chénggōng 跻身 jī shēn 好莱坞 Hǎo lái wù 耀眼 yàoyǎn de 女明星之列

"Basic Instinct" catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses.

随着 suízhe 福尔 Fú ěr duō de 最后 zuìhòu 一杆轻击 qiú 应声 yìng shēng 入洞得以 dé yǐ 跻身 jī shēn 门槛 mén kǎn Gāo de 顶级 dǐng jí 运动员 yùn dòng yuán 之列

As Faldo's final putt rattled in, he qualified to join a select band of illustrious sportsmen.

de Xīn 角色 juésè huì 确保 quèbǎo 跻身 jī shēn 我们 wǒmen de 一流 yīliú 演员 yǎnyuán 之列

His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.

店铺 diàn pù 跻身 jī shēn 欧陆 zuì 时尚 shíshàng de 店铺 diàn pù 之列

Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
跻身 jī shēn to rise (in society)躋身
to rise

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