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升级

shēng jí · sheng ji

Traditional 升級

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to go up by one grade; to be promoted
  2. to escalate (in intensity)
  3. (computing) to upgrade
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In a conversation

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The phone update

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)要(yào)升级(shēngjí)！

    My phone says it needs to update.

  2. Liangliang

    升级(shēngjí)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does the update take?

  3. Dengdeng

    三十(sānshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)！

    Thirty minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    升级(shēngjí)以后(yǐhòu)会(huì)变(biàn)好(hǎo)吗(ma)

    Will it be better after the update?

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，但是(dànshì)所有(suǒyǒu)的(de)图标(túbiāo)都(dōu)换(huàn)了(le)位置(wèizhi)！

    I don't know, but all the icons moved.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)找不到(zhǎobudào)微信(wēixìn)了(le)！

    Now you can't find the chat app.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)次(cì)升(shēng)级(jí)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)明(míng)显(xiǎn)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)是(shì)用(yòng)户(hù)会(huì)被(bèi)强(qiáng)制(zhì)重(chóng)置(zhì)密(mì)码(mǎ)。

With this upgrade, one obvious impact is that users will be obliged to reset their passwords.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)工(gōng)作(zuò)努(nǔ)力(lì)，很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)升(shēng)级(jí)为(wéi)部(bù)门(mén)经(jīng)理(lǐ)。

He worked hard and was soon promoted to department manager.

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