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得寸进尺 (dé cùn jìn chǐ): To give an inch and take a mile (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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得寸进尺 consists of 4 characters.

to get; to obtain

a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot

a unit of length; ruler

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Pinyindé cùn jìn chǐ

Meaningto give an inch and take a mile

Characters4

HSK—

Syntaxidiom

Word得寸进尺

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Example Sentences with 得寸进尺

Nǐ你

bù不

yào要

dé得

cùn寸

jìn进

chǐ尺

。

Don't give an inch and take a mile.

Tā他

yǐ已

jīng经

ràng让

bù步

le了

，

nǐ你

hái还

dé

Tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

duì对

fāng方

dé得

cùn寸

jìn进

chǐ尺

得

cùn寸

jìn进

chǐ尺

，

tài太

guò过

fèn分

le了

。

He already made a concession, but you still take a mile; that's too much.

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

tíng停

zhǐ止

hé合

zuò作

。

In the negotiation, the other side kept taking a mile, so we had to stop the cooperation.