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We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「得步進步」, with its explanation below.

Today, we explore the idiom 「得步進步」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

We have taken a step forward, and we must take a step forward. It is a metaphor for being ambitious and greedy and never satisfied.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dé bù jìn bù

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dak1 bou6 jeun3 bou6

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