跻身 (jī shēn) — to ascend to, to be ranked among, to work one's way into (a higher position, class, or list)

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Examples

• 他的小说跻身入了年度畅销书排行榜。
  Tā de xiǎo shuō jī shēn rù le nián dù chàng xiāo shū pái háng bǎng.
  His novel made it onto the annual bestseller list.
• 这家公司希望通过创新跻身于世界领先企业之列。
  Zhè jiā gōng sī xī wàng tōng guò chuàng xīn jī shēn yú shì jiè lǐng xiān qǐ yè zhī liè.
  This company hopes to rank among the world's leading enterprises through innovation.
• 他在这个行业只跻身过一次身，之后就再没有机会了。
  Tā zài zhè ge háng yè zhī jī shēn guò yí cì shēn, zhī hòu jiù zài méi yǒu jī huì le.
  He only managed to get into this industry once, and after that he never had another chance.

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