Chinese word

提升

Pronunciation

Pinyintí shēng

Meaning

  • verbimprove

Example

这次培训可以提升大家的技能。zhè cì péi xùn ké yǐ tí shēng dà jiā de jì néng

This training can improve everyone's skills.

Illustration for 提升 (improve)

More examples

为适应市场变化，我们需要提升服务质量。wèi shì yìng shì chǎng biàn huà wǒ men xū yào tí shēng fú wù zhì liàng

To adapt to market changes, we need to improve service quality.

Core concept

Push an existing ability, result, or position to a higher level.

Common phrases

  • 提升能力tí shēng néng lì

    improve ability

  • 提升效率tí shēng xiào lǜ

    improve efficiency

  • 提升素质tí shēng sù zhì

    improve competence

Similar words

提高tí gāo: Make an ability, level, score, or standard higher.
增强zēng qiáng: Make an ability, effect, or influence stronger.
改善gǎi shàn: Make a situation, condition, or method better.
提拔tí bá: Promote a person to a higher position or job.

Definition in Chinese

把某人或某事的能力、水平、效果或位置提高到更高的状态或层次。bǎ mǒu rén huò mǒu shì de néng lì shuǐ píng xiào guǒ huò wèi zhì tí gāo dào gèng gāo de zhuàng tài huò céng cì

Word origin

The compound 提升 (tíshēng, "raise upward") joins the idea of lifting in 提 (tí, "lift") with the idea of rising in 升 (shēng, "rise"), so it applies upward motion to abstract progress.

Usage tips

  • In study and work conversations, the word commonly appears with areas such as skills, efficiency, service quality, and professional standing, making it useful for describing progress in concrete terms.

Other meanings

  • raiseverb
  • strengthenverb

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