What Does "那就是更上一层楼了" (nà jiù shì gèng shàng yī céng lóu le) Mean?

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那就是更上一层楼了

nà jiù shì gèng shàng yī céng lóu le

that would be another step up.

HSK Vocabulary

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TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E4

Clip Timestamp

2:28

TMDB ID

283952

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	这回柳大人如果升了户部右侍郎	zhè huí liǔ dà rén rú guǒ shēng le hù bù yòu shì láng	If Mr. Liu is promoted to Junior Vice Minister of Revenue,
2▶	那就是更上一层楼了	nà jiù shì gèng shàng yī céng lóu le	that would be another step up.
3	而且这柳太太是长兴侯夫人的亲姐姐	ér qiě zhè liǔ tài tài shì cháng xīng hóu fū rén de qīn jiě jiě	And Mrs. Liu is the sister of the Changxing Marchioness.

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HSK 5

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朝姐儿已经及笄

cháo jiě ér yǐ jīng jí jīJinzhao has already turned fifteen,

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亲事是该看起来了

qīn shì shì gāi kàn qǐ lái leso we should start looking into marriage prospects.

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这我们两家还没有相看呢

zhè wǒ men liǎng jiā hái méi yǒu xiāng kàn neTwo families haven't met for the viewing.

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长得什么样怎么就递话了

zhǎng dé shén me yàng zěn me jiù dì huà lelooks like. Why the rush?

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倒像是我赶着要嫁给他似的

dào xiàng shì wǒ gǎn zhe yào jià gěi tā shì deAs if I'm the one rushing to marry him.

HSK 7

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咱们姿态低点又如何

zán men zī tài dī diǎn yòu rú héwhat's wrong with lowering ourselves a bit?

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里子实惠不就行了吗

lǐ zi shí huì bù jiù xíng le maThe real benefit is what counts, isn't it?

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我是外祖母一手带大的

wǒ shì wài zǔ mǔ yī shǒu dài dà deShe raised me up.

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要是给我说亲理当先回了外祖母

yào shì gěi wǒ shuō qīn lǐ dāng xiān huí le wài zǔ mǔIf marriage is being arranged for me, she should have been told first.

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再去禀告她老人家也来得及

zài qù bǐng gào tā lǎo rén jiā yě lái de jíit's still soon enough to tell her.

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你们是故意不禀告外祖母的

nǐ men shì gù yì bù bǐng gào wài zǔ mǔ dedeliberately keeping this from her?

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就是父母之命媒妁之言

jiù shì fù mǔ zhī mìng méi shuò zhī yánby parents and matchmakers.

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你外祖母那边也就是禀报一声

nǐ wài zǔ mǔ nà biān yě jiù shì bǐng bào yī shēngYour grandmother just needs to be informed.

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可我怎么听说当初太太嫁给老爷

kě wǒ zěn me tīng shuō dāng chū tài tài jià gěi lǎo yéBut I heard that Grandmother strongly opposed it

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外祖母是极力反对的

wài zǔ mǔ shì jí lì fǎn duì dewhen my mother married you.

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可老爷和太太死活还是成了亲

kě lǎo yé hé tài tài sǐ huó hái shì chéng le qīnYet you insisted on marrying anyway.

总之这件事情必须经过外祖母同意

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总之这件事情必须经过外祖母同意

zǒng zhī zhè jiàn shì qíng bì xū jīng guò wài zǔ mǔ tóng yìIn any case, this matter must have Grandmother's consent,

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这就是你养的好女儿

zhè jiù shì nǐ yǎng de hǎo nǚ érThis is your pampered daughter!

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我觉得朝姐儿说的也不全错

wǒ jué de cháo jiě ér shuō de yě bù quán cuòI don't think she's completely wrong.

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可先回了母亲也不急于这一时

kě xiān huí le mǔ qīn yě bù jí yú zhè yī shíI should inform my mother first. There's no rush.