shēng

升

Radical:

丿

Strokes:

Traditional:

升

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HSK5 NHSK 3 ZW5 Yu Wen 1More

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v.ascend; go up; hoist; rise
- qì qiú màn màn shēng shàng tiān kōng
  气球慢慢升上天空。
  The balloon rose up slowly into the air.
- wǔ xīng hóng qí zài xué sheng men de zhù shì xià màn màn shēng qǐ lai
  五星红旗在学生们的注视下慢慢升起来。
  The five-star red flag slowly rises under the gaze of the students.
- xù rì dōng shēng
  旭日东升。
  The sun rises in the eastern sky.
antonym
jiàng降
2
measure wordliter; a traditional unit of capacity
- zhè shì yī píng sān shēng pí jiǔ
  这是一瓶三升啤酒。
  This is a bottle of three liters of beer.
- lái liǎng shēng bái jiǔ
  来两升白酒。
  Two liters of liquor, please.
- tā hē le wǔ shēng pí jiǔ
  他喝了五升啤酒。
  He drank five liters of beer.
3
v.promote; elevate; move up to; promote to
- tā míng nián jiù shēng wéi jiào shòu le
  他明年就升为教授了。
  He will be promoted to professor next year.
- tā yóu zhí yuán shēng wéi jīng lǐ
  他由职员升为经理。
  He promote from a clerk to a manager.
- wǒ mǎ shàng jiù yào shēng wéi mì shū zhǎng le
  我马上就要升为秘书长了。
  I will be promoted to Secretary General soon.
antonym
jiàng降
4
n.an implement for measuring grain
- guò qù rén men yòng shēng liàng liáng shi
  过去人们用升量粮食。
  People used to weigh grain with sheng.

升迁
[word]be transferred and promoted
升学率
[word]proportion of students entering schools of a higher grade
升势
[word]rally
升船机
[word]ship lift
升井
[word]gug
升值
[word]raise the value of a domestic currency in foreign exchange or increase the money's gold content; appreciate
升天
[word]die; rise to the sky
升级版
[word]updated version
升腾
[word]leap up
升斗小民
[idiom]poor people
升堂入室
[idiom]pass through the hall into the inner chamber
升官发财
[idiom]win promotion and get rich