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跻身

jī shēn

2-character word Traditional 躋身

What 跻身 means

1. to rise into the ranks of; to be among (the best)
2. to get into (an industry, trade etc)

The characters in 跻身

• 跻jī(literary) to ascend; to climb; to mount
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself

Sounds the same

Read jī shēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 机身body of a vehicle or machine; fuselage of a plane

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