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升

shēng

arise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭

Shadow
Strokes
4
Radical
十
HSK
3
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 水在升高。

    Shuǐ zài shēng gāo

    The water is rising.

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  • 他体重上升了。

    Tā tǐ zhòng shàng shēng le

    He has gained weight.

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  • 河的水位上升了。

    Hé de shuǐ wèi shàng shēng le

    The river's water level has risen.

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  • 太阳升起来了。

    Tài yang shēng qǐ lái le

    The sun is coming up.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 升

  • 升shēng 1to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗
  • 上升shàng shēng 4–1 to rise; to go up; to ascend
  • 毫升háo shēng 2–1 milliliter
  • 升高shēng gāo 1–1 to raise; to ascend
  • 提升tí shēng 2–1 to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
  • 升级shēng jí 1–2 to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade
  • 直升机zhí shēng jī 2–1–1helicopter
  • 晋升jìn shēng 4–1 to promote to a higher position
  • 升值shēng zhí 1–2 to rise in value; to appreciate
  • 飙升biāo shēng 1–1 to rise rapidly; to soar
  • 升学shēng xué 1–2 to enter the next grade school
  • 攀升pān shēng 1–1 to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise