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

nà那jiù就shì是gèng更shàng上yī一céng层lóu楼le了

that would be another step up.

HSK Vocabulary

那H1 就H2 是H1 了H1

Show Information

Source Media

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.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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那柳贤成必定是不成的

nà liǔ xián chéng bì dìng shì bù chéng deLiu Xiancheng definitely won't make it.

HSK 7

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实在太过引人注目

shí zài tài guò yǐn rén zhù mùHe's being too conspicuous.

HSK 7

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中举即可何必非要点什么解元

zhōng jǔ jí kě hé bì fēi yào diǎn shén me jiè yuánPassing is enough. Why did he aim for the first place?

HSK 7

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顺天府主考早就想走您的门路

shùn tiān fǔ zhǔ kǎo zǎo jiù xiǎng zǒu nín de mén lùThe Shuntian chief examiner has long wanted your favor.

HSK 7

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那肯定上赶子巴结

nà kěn dìng shàng gǎn zi bā jiéOf course he's eager to curry favor.

HSK 5

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录与不录本在两可之间

lù yǔ bù lù běn zài liǎng kě zhī jiānPassing or not, it could go either way.

HSK 1

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老四那性子你也知道

lǎo sì nà xìng zi nǐ yě zhī dàoYou know Yanwen.

HSK 5

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这送礼呀就得送最拔尖的是

zhè sòng lǐ ya jiù dé sòng zuì bá jiān de shìWhen giving gifts, we must send the very best. Yes, Miss.

HSK 7

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这人好生奇怪心思难测

zhè rén hǎo shēng qí guài xīn sī nán cè[He is so strange] [and hard to read.]

HSK 3

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看来这陈家阴私还真不少

kàn lái zhè chén jiā yīn sī hái zhēn bù shǎoLooks like the Chen family has plenty of secrets.

HSK 5

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这样吧我刚才挑那四样就别送了

zhè yàng ba wǒ gāng cái tiāo nà sì yàng jiù bié sòng leLook, don't send those four I picked.

HSK 7

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你在那寻常的里面凑出来四样

nǐ zài nà xún cháng de lǐ miàn còu chū lái sì yàngJust pick four ordinary ones.

HSK 2

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老爷今天怎么这般高兴啊

lǎo yé jīn tiān zěn me zhè bān gāo xìng aWhy are you so happy today?

HSK 7

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这门亲事就稳了

zhè mén qīn shì jiù wěn lethis marriage secure.

我说的嘛他们家怎么下晌就把哥儿的庚帖

HSK 6

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我说的嘛他们家怎么下晌就把哥儿的庚帖

wǒ shuō de ma tā men jiā zěn me xià shǎng jiù bǎ gē ér de gēng tiěNo wonder they sent his birth-date betrothal slip right over

HSK 2

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给送过来了敢情是没考上啊

gěi sòng guò lái le gǎn qíng shì méi kǎo shàng ain the afternoon. It's because he failed the exam.

HSK 6

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等朝姐儿嫁过去再考上也不迟

děng cháo jiě ér jià guò qù zài kǎo shàng yě bù chíto marry Jinzhao to him after he passes the exams later.

HSK 5

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他考不上我命人打听了

tā kǎo bù shàng wǒ mìng rén dǎ tīng leHe won't pass. I had people inquire.

HSK 5

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年纪轻轻就养了好几个通房

nián jì qīng qīng jiù yǎng le hǎo jǐ gè tōng fángYoung as he is, he already keeps several chamber maids

HSK 2

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还有一个外室快一年了

hái yǒu yí gè wài shì kuài yī nián leand even a mistress outside for nearly a year.