百尺竿头，更进一步

Traditional form:

百尺竿頭，更進一步

Pinyin (reading):

bǎichǐgāntóu,gèngjìnyībù

Definitions:

• lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
• fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better

Characters:

• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 竿 - bamboo pole; penis
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
• 进 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress

Traditional characters:

• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 竿 - bamboo pole; penis
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 更 - more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
• 進 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress