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升

shēng · sheng

Traditional 昇 / 陞

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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shēng 升

  1. to ascend
  2. to rise to the rank of
  3. to promote
  4. to hoist
  5. liter
  6. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)

shēng 昇

  1. variant of 升 (shēng)

shēng 陞

  1. variant of 升 (shēng)
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Rising temperature

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)气温(qìwēn)升(shēng)到(dào)三十度(sānshídù)。

    The temperature rose to thirty today.

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)才(cái)二十度(èrshídù)，一天(yītiān)升(shēng)了(le)十度(shídù)？

    It was only twenty yesterday. It rose ten degrees in a day?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)穿(chuān)短袖(duǎnxiù)。

    Yes, so I'm wearing short sleeves.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)工资(gōngzī)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)涨(zhǎng)？

    Why doesn't my salary go up?

  5. Liangliang

    升(shēng)的(de)是(shì)气温(qìwēn)，不是(bùshì)工资(gōngzī)。

    What rose is the temperature, not the salary.

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2 examples
01

有(yǒu)些(xiē)人(rén)认(rèn)为(wéi)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)学(xué)升(shēng)到(dào)中(zhōng)学(xué)是(shì)踏(tà)入(rù)成(chéng)年(nián)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)步(bù)。

The graduation from elementary school to middle school is regarded by some as the first step towards adulthood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Grayster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

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

He worked hard and was soon promoted to department manager.

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