入室 (rù shì) — to enter a room; (figurative) to attain mastery (in a skill or discipline); to reach an advanced level
Definition
Literally 'enter the room', used figuratively in the classical set phrase 入室弟子 or 入室 to mean attaining the highest level of mastery in a discipline (esp. calligraphy, painting, martial arts).
verb
to enter a room(figurative) to attain mastery (in a skill or discipline)to reach an advanced level
Examples
- ，入室。Tā qīng qīng tuī kāi mén, rù shì hòu dǎ kāi le dēng.He gently pushed the door open, entered the room, and turned on the light.
- ，入室。Tā xué shū fǎ èr shí nián, zhōng yú rù shì le.After studying calligraphy for twenty years, he finally attained mastery.
- ，。Xiǎo tōu rù le shì, xìng hǎo méi tōu zǒu guì zhòng wù pǐn.The thief entered the room, but luckily didn't steal anything valuable.
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