一步登天

Traditional form:

一步登天

Pinyin (reading):

yībùdēngtiān

Definitions:

• reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 登 - to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 登 - to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial