Chinese word

升

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng

Meaning

  • verbrise

Example

今天气温升了很多。jīn tiān qì wēn shēng le hěn duō

The temperature rose a lot today.

Illustration for 升 (rise)

More examples

最近商店的物价一直在上升。zuì jìn shāng diàn de wù jià yì zhí zài shàng shēng

Recently, prices at the stores have been rising steadily.

Core concept

An amount takes a higher place or fills a recognized measure, linking upward change with a concrete sense of how much there is.

Common phrases

  • 气温上升qì wēn shàng shēng

    temperature rise

  • 物价上升wù jià shàng shēng

    price rise

  • 升职shēng zhí

    get promoted

Similar words

提高tí gāo: Make an ability, level, degree, or value higher than before.
增加zēng jiā: Become greater in amount or number.
上升shàng shēng: Move upward to a higher position or level, often in a formal description.
涨zhǎng: Rise naturally or suddenly, especially when describing prices or water levels.

Definition in Chinese

指事物、程度或数量由低向高增加或上升。zhǐ shì wù chéng dù huò shù liàng yóu dī xiàng gāo zēng jiā huò shàng shēng

Word origin

The character 升 (shēng, "rise; liter") depicts a vessel used to measure grain, which accounts for its unit sense; its separate verb use came to mean moving upward.

Usage tips

  • The short verb is useful for clear upward changes, but conversational Chinese often prefers a fuller expression when the change concerns a particular kind of quantity, such as price or ability.

Other meanings

  • litermeasure word

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