腾达 (téng dá) — to have a meteoric rise (in one's career); to prosper and thrive

Definition

Examples

• 他经过多年的努力，终于腾达了。
  Tā jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì, zhōng yú téng dá le.
  After years of hard work, he finally achieved meteoric success.
• 这家公司发展很快，近几年不断腾达。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī fā zhǎn hěn kuài, jìn jǐ nián bú duàn téng dá.
  This company develops quickly and has been continuously thriving in recent years.
• 他年轻时就梦想有朝一日能飞黄腾达。
  Tā nián qīng shí jiù mèng xiǎng yǒu zhāo yí rì néng fēi huáng téng dá.
  Since he was young, he dreamed of one day achieving a meteoric rise in his career.