shēng jí

升 级

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NHSK 6 SW HSK 5 CME 6

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v.upgrade; (of product) update
- xiàn yǒu yòng hù kě yǐ àn yōu huì jià shēng jí ruǎn jiàn
  现有用户可以按优惠价升级软件。
  Existing users will be able to upgrade their software at a reduced price.
- yī liáo shè shī zhèng zài jìn xíng chóng zǔ hé shēng jí
  医疗设施正在进行重组和升级。
  Medical facilities are being reorganized and upgraded.
- zhí shēng jī yǐ jīng shēng jí bìng qiě zhuāng shang xiàn dài huà shè bèi
  直升机已经升级并且装上现代化设备。
  Helicopters have been upgraded and modernized.
synonym
jìn shēng晋升 jìn jí晋级 tí rèn提任 jìn jí进级
2
v.escalate; expand step by step, as from a local confrontation into a general war
- guān chá yuán jǐng gào shuō bào lì shì jiàn kě néng huì shēng jí wéi wǔ zhuāng chōng tū
  观察员警告说暴力事件可能会升级为武装冲突。
  Observers have warned that the violence could escalate into armed conflict.
- zhàn dòu shēng jí le
  战斗升级了。
  The fighting has escalated.
- kàng yì zhú jiàn shēng jí wéi tiān de bào luàn
  抗议逐渐升级为5天的暴乱。
  The protests escalated into five days of rioting.
3
v.go up one or more grades; promote/advance to a higher grade
- tā yǐ jīng shēng jí wéi jiāng jūn
  他已经升级为将军。
  He has been promoted to general.

Separable word
"升" and "级" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 考试不及格是升不了级的。
  The student failing the exam is not allowed to go up one grade.
- 他的手机买来，就没升过级。
  He has never upgraded his mobile phone since he bought it.
- 暴雨预警又升了两级。
  The rainstorm warning has risen two more levels.

升级