得寸进尺 meaning in English
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
Traditional 得寸進尺25 strokes
Meaning of 得寸进尺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
décùnjìnchǐ
- lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
得寸进尺 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
得寸进尺。
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Stroke order for each character
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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寸 cùn · a unit of length · 3 strokes
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进 jìn · to go forward · 7 strokes
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尺 chǐ · a Chinese foot · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 得寸进尺.
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 进入 | jìnrù | to enter; to go into |
| 走进 | zǒujìn | to enter; to step into |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 得出 | déchū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
Questions about 得寸进尺
What does 得寸进尺 mean?
得寸进尺 (décùnjìnchǐ) means "lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile".
How do you write 得寸进尺?
得寸进尺 is made of 4 characters: 得 (11 strokes), 寸 (3 strokes), 进 (7 strokes), 尺 (4 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
How is 得寸进尺 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 得寸进尺 is written 得寸進尺.