Chinese word

上升

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng shēng

Meaning

  • verbrise

Example

今天气温开始上升了。jīn tiān qì wēn kāi shǐ shàng shēng le

The temperature began to rise today.

Illustration for 上升 (rise)

More examples

最近房租开始上升，我们要多准备点钱。zuì jìn fáng zū kāi shǐ shàng shēng wǒ men yào duō zhǔn bèi diǎn qián

The rent has recently begun to rise, so we need to prepare more money.

Core concept

Something reaches higher along an upward path, from physical height to a measurable level or trend.

Common phrases

  • 气温上升qì wēn shàng shēng

    temperature increase

  • 价格上升jià gé shàng shēng

    increase in prices

  • 物价上升wù jià shàng shēng

    price increase

Similar words

提高tí gāo: Makes a skill, degree, or numerical value higher.
增加zēng jiā: Becomes greater in amount or degree than before.

Definition in Chinese

表示由低向高的移动或数值的增长，可用于实物高度、温度、数量及抽象指标的上升，也可描述趋势性的上扬。biǎo shì yóu dī xiàng gāo de yí dòng huò shù zhí de zēng zhǎng kě yòng yú shí wù gāo dù wēn dù shù liàng jí chōu xiàng zhǐ biāo dì shàng shēng yě kě miáo shù qū shì xìng de shàng yáng

Word origin

The compound 上升 (shàngshēng, "rise") joins 上 (shàng, "upward") with 升 (shēng, "go up"), so both parts point toward movement to a higher level.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this verb is normally intransitive: its subject changes level, while an English sentence with a causer needs a different verb construction.

Other meanings

  • increaseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 上升率shàng shēng lǜrate of increasenoun
  • 上升趋势shàng shēng qū shìrising trendnoun

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