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晋升 (jìn shēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

晋升 (jìn shēng) is a Chinese word: to be promoted. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 晋升

动 dòng verb

to be promoted

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.

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Word breakdown

晋 jìn — to advance

Words with this character (1)

升 shēng — to rise in rank

Words with this character (12)
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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 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.

  • 12 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
1 晋 jìn — to advance, move forward or upward

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

consists of

1.1 亚 yà — inferior (mostly used in negative constructions)
亚 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 4
严 yán tight; with no gaps
HSK 6
恶 è evil deeds; wicked conduct (opposite of '善')
HSK 7
哑 yǎ mute; unable to speak due to a physical defect or illness 晋 jìn to advance, move forward or upward
1.2 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
HSK 1
早 zǎo morning 时 shí time; a relatively long period of time during which matter continuously changes or develops 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 星 xīng stars twinkling in the night sky 昨 zuó yesterday
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晚 wǎn evening; night 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet
HSK 2
晴 qíng clear, sunny (of sky or weather; opposite of overcast) 最 zuì most; -est (superlative degree)
HSK 3
冒 mào to rise; to emerge; to come out 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 旧 jiù old; outdated (opposite of '新') 易 yì easy; not difficult (opposite of 难) 照 zhào (of light) shine on an object
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者 zhě particle after adjectives or verbs indicating a person or thing with that quality or doing that action 阳 yáng yang, one of the two opposing forces in Chinese philosophy (opposite of 阴) 音 yīn sound; pronunciation 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)
HSK 4
厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 晨 chén early morning; dawn; sometimes broadly referring to the period from midnight to noon 普 pǔ universal; widespread 景 jǐng situation; circumstance 暂 zàn brief, short in time (opposite of 久)
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暑 shǔ hot, sweltering (opposite of 寒) 暖 nuǎn warm, neither cold nor hot
HSK 5
旦 dàn dawn; early morning 昆 kūn (class.) elder brother 映 yìng to reflect (an image via light) 显 xiǎn visible; obvious; evident 晒 shài （of the sun）to shine on something
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智 zhì wise; intelligent 暗 àn dark, dim (opposite of 明) 暴 bào sudden and violent; fierce and swift 替 tì to replace; to substitute
HSK 6
宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 旬 xún a period of ten days; a month has three such periods: upper, middle, and lower 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 昂 áng to raise high, to hold up 晕 yūn to faint; to lose consciousness
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晰 xī clear, distinct 晾 liàng to dry clothes in the sun or in a ventilated place 踏 tà to step on; to go to a place in person
HSK 7
嗜 shì to love, to have a particular fondness for 塌 tā to collapse, cave in 捏 niē to pinch (with thumb and fingers) 旨 zhǐ delicious; tasty 旭 xù (lit.) the first rays of the morning sun
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旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 昌 chāng prosperous; flourishing 昏 hūn dusk; twilight 昔 xī the past; former times (opposite of 今) 昧 mèi confused; ignorant 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 晋 jìn to advance, move forward or upward 晓 xiǎo dawn, daybreak 晤 wù to meet, to see (someone) 晶 jīng bright; luminous 暄 xuān (lit.) warm (of sunlight); pleasantly warm 暧 ài (lit.) dim, obscure (of sunlight) 暮 mù dusk, the time of sunset 曙 shǔ dawn; daybreak 曝 bào used in "曝光": ① (photography) exposure of film or photosensitive paper to light; ② (figurative) to expose hidden matters to public 莫 mò (lit.) no one; nothing 蹋 tà to tread on; to step on 隙 xì crack; crevice 鲁 lǔ dull; stupid

Stroke order

2 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.

Stroke order