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升

shēng

Definition

liter (or litre)
to ascend
to go up
to rise (to the rank of)
to promote
to hoist
measure for dry grain equal to 0.1 dou 斗

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

gallon; quart

Related words (61)

to be promoted to

to rise in value; to appreciate

to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion

(music) sharp (♯)

(lit.) to ascend to heaven; to die

to enter the next grade school

to get promoted

rising prices; bull market

extent of an increase; percentage rise

ascending (order); ascending sequence

to raise interest rates

liter and decaliter dry measure; (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff

to raise a flag; to hoist a flag

promotion; upgrade

mercuric chloride (HgCl)

to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost

to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; lift-off

to upgrade (computing); to level up (gaming); to escalate (in intensity); to go up (by one grade); to be promoted

to get promoted (at work etc); promotion

to rise; to ascend; to leap up

rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)

to raise; to hoist; to rise

promote; promotion

to pass away (of an emperor)

rising and lowering

to raise; to ascend

shēng jié cháng

ascending colon (anatomy); first section of large intestine

shēng jiàng jī

aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator

shēng qí yí shì

flag raising ceremony

to rise; to ascend; to go up; to move upward; to boom; to upswing; increase

liter

rising (sun, moon etc)

centiliter

to rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc)

microliter

to promote; to upgrade

to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend

to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise

to promote (to a higher position)

milliliter

to rise; to ascend; to climb (airplane etc); to go up (sales figures etc); to gain promotion

to rise rapidly; to shoot up

to promote

to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike

exaltation

to rise rapidly; to shoot up

to ascend progressively

to rise rapidly; to soar

to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success); to take off; to soar (of prices)

to get a promotion

zǒng pá shēng

total elevation gain

zhí shēng jī

helicopter

shàng shēng kōng jiān

upside; potential to rise

shàng shēng qū shì

an upturn; an upward trend

rǎn rǎn shàng shēng

to ascend slowly

bù bù gāo shēng

to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up

zhí shēng jī píng

helipad

zhí shēng fēi jī

zhú bù shēng jí

escalation

抑扬升降性

yì yáng shēng jiàng xìng

property of rising and lowering

全球气候升温

quán qiú qì hòu shēng wēn

global warming

Idioms (6)

shēng táng rù shì

(lit.) to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom); (fig.) to gradually attain proficiency; to attain a higher level

shēng guān fā cái

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

shēng dǒu xiǎo mín

poor people (idiom); those who live from hand to mouth

sì hǎi shēng píng

(lit.) all four oceans are peaceful; worldwide peace (idiom)

gē wǔ shēng píng

(lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom); (fig.) to make a show of happiness and prosperity

jī quǎn shēng tiān

(lit.) poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom); (fig.) to ride on sb else's success; Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too; Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

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