升 (sing1 | sheng1) : ascend; promote; litre

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升

sing1

sheng1

[1] ascend; go up; hoist; rise | variant: 昇
[2] promote; elevate; advance | variant: 陞
[3] [measure] litre
[4] a traditional unit of capacity, equal to 0.1 dou (斗)

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

升

This word has been viewed 9447 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Nov 2011 23:25

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升降機 sing1 gong3 gei1 sheng1 jiang4 ji1 = lift; elevator. Syn.: 電梯; 昇降機

上升 soeng5 sing1 shang4 sheng1 = to ascend

升學 sing1 hok6 sheng1 xue2 = to enter the next school level

晉升 zeon3 sing1 jin4 sheng1 = to promote; job promotion

升級 sing1 kap1 sheng1 ji2 = escalate; increase; rise, go up; upgrade

提升 tai4 sing1 ti2 sheng1 = promote; upgrade; exaltation; hoisting

降升機 gong3 sing1 gei1 jiang4 sheng1 ji1 = lift; escalator

直升機 zik6 sing1 gei1 zhi2 sheng1 ji1 = helicopter

直升飛機 zik6 sing1 fei1 gei1 zhi2 sheng1 fei1 ji1 = VTOL aircraft; helicopter

升起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3 = hoist, raise

升遷 sing1 cin1 sheng1 qian1 = promote, promotion

升旗 sing1 kei4 = raise a flag

回升 wui4 sing1 hui2 sheng1 = to rise again after a fall; to pick up

升降 sing1 gong3 sheng1 jiang4 = rise and fall

升做 sing1 zou6 = to be promoted as

全球氣溫上升 cyun4 kau4 hei3 wan1 soeng5 sing1 quan2 qiu2 qi4 wen1 shang4 sheng1 = global warming

全球氣候升溫 cyun4 kau4 hei3 hau6 sing1 wan1 quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4 sheng1 wen1 = global warming

公升 gung1 sing1 gong1 sheng1 = litre; liter

初升 co1 sing1 chu1 sheng1 = rising (sun, moon, etc.)

升空 sing1 hung1 sheng1 kong1 = lift-off

毫升 hou4 sing1 hao2 sheng1 = millilitre, milliliter (ml)

逐步升級 zuk6 bou6 sing1 kap1 zhu2 bu4 sheng1 ji2 = escalation

厘升 lei4 sing1 li2 sheng1 = centilitre, centiliter (cl)

升職 sing1 zik1 sheng1 zhi2 = [v][n] promote, advance (vocationally)

竹升仔 zuk1 sing1 zai2 = young overseas-born Chinese 粵

竹升 zuk1 sing1 = overseas-born Chinese; thick bamboo pole 粵

竹升妹 zuk1 sing1 mui6*1 = a Chinese girl who grows up in a foreign country; an ABC, BBC, CBC, etc. 粵

升盤 sing1 pun4*2 = a sink

升高 sing1 gou1 sheng1 gao1 = rise, raise, lift

升班考試 sing1 baan1 haau2 si5 = level test, upgrade examination

升等考試 sing1 dang2 haau2 si5 = promotion examination

升學考試 sing1 hok6 haau2 si5 sheng1 xue2 kao3 shi4 = entrance examination

升班 sing1 baan1 sheng1 ban1 = go up (one grade in school); moving up from the minor league in soccer

升呢 sing1 ne1 = to go up a level in a videogame or level-up in an online game such as Warcraft 粵

步步高升 bou6 bou6 gou1 sing1 = to make steady progress, to climb the ranks

升天 sing1 tin1 sheng1 tian1 = "to rise to heaven"; to ascend; to die

升序 sing1 zeoi6 sheng1 xu4 = ascending

上升次序 soeng6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6 shang4 sheng1 ci4 xu4 = ascending order

飆升 biu1 sing1 biao1 sheng1 = strong rise; soaring; surge

輕升升 heng1 sing1 sing1 = light 粵

升幅 sing1 fuk1 sheng1 fu2 = rising range (stocks, currency etc.)

大幅回升 daai6 fuk1 wui4 sing1 da4 fu2 hui2 sheng1 = rise again on a large scale

急升 gap1 sing1 ji2 sheng1 = suddenly rise; rise sharply

人氣急升 jan4 hei3 gap1 sing1 ren2 qi4 ji2 sheng1 = of a star's celebrity status to skyrocket 粵

升職加薪 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1 sheng1 zhi2 jia1 xin1 = be promoted and get a raise

旭日東升 juk1 jat6 dung1 sing1 xu4 ri4 dong1 sheng1 = the (red morning) sun rises in the east

旭日初升 juk1 jat6 co1 sing1 xu4 ri4 chu1 sheng1 = the (red morning) sun has just risen

坐直升機 co5 zik6 sing1 gei1 zuo4 zhi2 sheng1 ji1 = 1. ride in a helicopter 2. to swiftly get promoted 粵

升值 sing1 zik6 sheng1 zhi2 = rise in value

升官發財 sing1 gun1 faat3 coi4 sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2 = be promoted and get rich

升格 sing1 gaak3 sheng1 ge2 = to promote

水鬼升城隍 seoi2 gwai2 sing1 sing4 wong4 shui3 gui3 sheng1 cheng2 huang2 = characterizes someone who has undeservedly risen up in the world 粵

升水 sing1 seoi2 sheng1 shui3 = make money (horse-racing jargon) 粵

升冪 sing1 mik6 sheng1 mi4 = [math] ascending powers

遞升序 dai6 sing1 zeoi6 di4 sheng1 xu4 = [math] ascending order, ascending powers

升壓器 sing1 aat3 hei3 sheng1 ya1 qi4 = [電] step-up transformer

遞升次序 dai6 sing1 ci3 zeoi6 di4 sheng1 ci4 xu4 = [math.] ascending powers

擢升 zok6 sing1 zhuo2 sheng1 = to promote; to advance; promotion

升學率 sing1 hok6 leot6*2 sheng1 xue2 lv4 = school promotion rate

升半音 sing1 bun3 jam1 sheng1 ban4 yin1 = sharp

升糖指數 sing1 tong4 zi2 sou3 sheng1 tang2 zhi3 shu4 = glycemic index

裊裊上升 niu5 niu5 soeng5 sing1 niao3 niao3 shang4 sheng1 = to ascend slowly in a curling motion

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你再遲一點來的話我就要升天了! 國
Get here a second later and I'd be dead!

太陽冉冉上升國
The sun rose slowly.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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