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Character

升

shēng HSK 5
升 shēng HSK 5
  • 1. to rise; to move upward (opposite of 降)
  • 2. to be promoted; to rise in rank (opposite of 降)
  • 3. a measuring vessel for grain, with a capacity of one-tenth of a 斗
  • 4. unit of capacity: 10 合 (gě) = 1 升, 10 升 = 1 斗; 1 market 升 = 1 升
  • 5. unit of volume, symbol L (l); 1 litre = 1000 millilitres
  • 6. a surname
Words using 升 as shēng (13)
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  • 6 毫升 háo shēng — milliliter HSK 6
    • 毫 milli- (one thousandth)
    • 升 liter (unit of volume)
    Example

    请加入100毫升的牛奶。

    qǐng jiā rù yī bǎi háo shēng de niú nǎi

    Please add 100 milliliters of milk.

  • 7 升值 shēng zhí — to appreciate HSK 7
    • 升 to rise, to go up
    • 值 value, worth
    Example

    人民币对美元升值了。

    rén mín bì duì měi yuán shēng zhí le

    The RMB appreciated against the US dollar.

  • 8 升华 shēng huá — to sublimate HSK 7
    • 升 to rise, ascend (upward movement)
    • 华 transformation to brilliance (qualitative refinement)
    Example

    艺术家把痛苦的经历升华成美丽的作品。

    yì shù jiā bǎ tòng kǔ de jīng lì shēng huá chéng měi lì de zuò pǐn

    The artist sublimates painful experiences into beautiful works.

  • 9 回升 huí shēng — to rebound, to recover, to rise again HSK 7
    • 回 return, go back (to a previous state)
    • 升 rise, ascend, increase
    Example

    股市在经历了几天的下跌后开始回升。

    gǔ shì zài jīng lì le jǐ tiān de xià diē hòu kāi shǐ huí shēng

    The stock market began to rebound after several days of decline.

  • 10 攀升 pān shēng — to climb, to rise rapidly HSK 7
    • 攀 to climb, to clamber
    • 升 to rise, to ascend
    Example

    房价持续攀升。

    fáng jià chí xù pān shēng

    House prices continue to climb.

  • 11 晋升 jìn shēng — to be promoted HSK 7
    • 晋 to advance
    • 升 to rise in rank
    Example

    经过五年努力，他终于晋升为高级工程师。

    jīng guò wǔ nián nǔ lì tā zhōng yú jìn shēng wéi gāo jí gōng chéng shī

    After five years of hard work, he was finally promoted to senior engineer.

  • 12 直升机 zhí shēng jī — helicopter HSK 7
    • 直 straight, vertical (describing the direct upward flight)
    • 升 ascend, rise (the upward motion capability)
    • 机 machine, aircraft (indicates it's a mechanical flying device)
    Example

    我们坐直升机去了山顶。

    wǒ men zuò zhí shēng jī qù le shān dǐng

    We took a helicopter to the mountaintop.

  • 13 飙升 biāo shēng — soar HSK 7
    • 飙 rapid, violent, sudden (like a whirlwind)
    • 升 rise, ascend, go up
    Example

    今年的房价飙升了百分之二十。

    jīn nián de fáng jià biāo shēng le bǎi fēn zhī èr shí

    This year's housing prices soared by twenty percent.

Structure & writing
升 shēng — to rise; to move upward (opposite of 降)

升 is not used as a component in any other character.

升 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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