pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
升
升
sheng1
to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗
升
昇
sheng1
variant of 升; to ascend; to rise in rank
升
陞
sheng1
variant of 升
strokes
4
radical
strokes after radical
2
毕升
畢昇
bi4 sheng1
Bi Sheng (990-1051), inventor of movable type
飙升
飆升
biao1 sheng1
to rise rapidly; to soar
步步高升
步步高陞
bu4 bu4 gao1 sheng1
to climb step by step; to rise steadily; on the up and up
超升
超升
chao1 sheng1
exaltation
初升
初升
chu1 sheng1
rising (sun, moon etc)
蹿升
躥升
cuan1 sheng1
to rise rapidly; to shoot up
窜升
竄升
cuan4 sheng1
to rise rapidly; to shoot up
递升
遞升
di4 sheng1
to ascend progressively
调升
調升
diao4 sheng1
to promote
飞升
飛升
fei1 sheng1
to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success); to take off; to soar (of prices)
飞升
飛昇
fei1 sheng1
to levitate heavenwards (a Daoist success); to take off; to soar (of prices)
高升
高升
gao1 sheng1
to get a promotion
歌舞升平
歌舞升平
ge1 wu3 sheng1 ping2
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom); fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
公升
公升
gong1 sheng1
liter
韩升洙
韓昇洙
han2 sheng1 zhu1
Han Seung Soo (1936-), South Korean diplomat and politician, prime minister from 2008
毫升
毫升
hao2 sheng1
milliliter
回升
回升
hui2 sheng1
to rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc)
鸡犬升天
雞犬升天
ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
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
金乌西坠,玉兔东升
金烏西墜,玉兔東昇
jin1 wu1 xi1 zhui4 - yu4 tu4 dong1 sheng1
lit. the golden bird of the sun sets in the west, the jade hare of the moon rises in the east; fig. at sunset
晋升
晉升
jin4 sheng1
to promote to a higher position
厘升
釐升
li2 sheng1
centiliter
茅以升
茅以升
mao2 yi3 sheng1
Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist
爬升
爬升
pa2 sheng1
to rise; to ascend; to climb (airplane etc); to go up (sales figures etc); to gain promotion
攀升
攀升
pan1 sheng1
to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
全球气候升温
全球氣候升溫
quan2 qiu2 qi4 hou4 sheng1 wen1
global warming
冉冉上升
冉冉上昇
ran3 ran3 shang4 sheng1
to ascend slowly
上升
上昇
shang4 sheng1
to rise; to go up; to ascend
上升空间
上升空間
shang4 sheng1 kong1 jian1
upside; potential to rise
上升趋势
上升趨勢
shang4 sheng1 qu1 shi4
an upturn; an upward trend
升调
昇調
sheng1 diao4
rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
升斗
升斗
sheng1 dou3
liter and decaliter dry measure; (fig.) meager quantity of foodstuff
升斗小民
升斗小民
sheng1 dou3 xiao3 min2
poor people (idiom); those who live from hand to mouth
升幅
升幅
sheng1 fu2
extent of an increase; percentage rise
升高
昇高
sheng1 gao1
to raise; to ascend
升格
升格
sheng1 ge2
promotion; upgrade
升汞
升汞
sheng1 gong3
mercuric chloride (HgCl)
升官
升官
sheng1 guan1
to get promoted
升官发财
升官發財
sheng1 guan1 fa1 cai2
to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
升号
升號
sheng1 hao4
(music) sharp (♯)
升华
升華
sheng1 hua2
to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion
升级
升級
sheng1 ji2
to escalate (in intensity); to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to upgrade (computing)
升降
昇降
sheng1 jiang4
rising and lowering
升降机
升降機
sheng1 jiang4 ji1
aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift); lift; elevator
升结肠
升結腸
sheng1 jie2 chang2
ascending colon (anatomy); first section of large intestine
升空
昇空
sheng1 kong1
to rise to the sky; to lift off; to levitate; liftoff
升旗
升旗
sheng1 qi2
to raise a flag; to hoist a flag
升旗仪式
升旗儀式
sheng1 qi2 yi2 shi4
flag raising ceremony
升起
升起
sheng1 qi3
to raise; to hoist; to rise
升迁
升遷
sheng1 qian1
promote; promotion
升任
升任
sheng1 ren4
to be promoted to
升市
升市
sheng1 shi4
rising prices; bull market
升堂入室
升堂入室
sheng1 tang2 ru4 shi4
lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom); fig. to gradually attain proficiency; to attain a higher level
升腾
升騰
sheng1 teng2
to rise; to ascend; to leap up
升天
升天
sheng1 tian1
lit. to ascend to heaven; to die
升温
升溫
sheng1 wen1
to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost
升息
升息
sheng1 xi1
to raise interest rates
升遐
升遐
sheng1 xia2
to pass away (of an emperor)
升序
升序
sheng1 xu4
ascending order
升学
升學
sheng1 xue2
to enter the next grade school
升压
升壓
sheng1 ya1
to boost the pressure (of a fluid); to boost (or step up) the voltage
升压剂
升壓劑
sheng1 ya1 ji4
vasopressor agent; antihypotensive agent (medicine)
升职
升職
sheng1 zhi2
to get promoted (at work etc); promotion
升值
昇值
sheng1 zhi2
to rise in value; to appreciate
圣母升天节
聖母升天節
sheng4 mu3 sheng1 tian1 jie2
Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
四海升平
四海升平
si4 hai3 sheng1 ping2
lit. all four oceans are peaceful; worldwide peace (idiom)
提升
提昇
ti2 sheng1
to promote; to upgrade
调升
調升
tiao2 sheng1
to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike
微升
微升
wei1 sheng1
microliter
耶稣升天节
耶穌升天節
ye1 su1 sheng1 tian1 jie2
Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
一人得道,雞犬升天
yi1 ren2 de2 dao4 - ji1 quan3 sheng1 tian1
lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his 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
抑扬升降性
抑揚昇降性
yi4 yang2 sheng1 jiang4 xing4
抑 扬 升 降 性 yì yáng shēng jiàng xìng
property of rising and lowering
跃升
躍升
yue4 sheng1
to leap to (a higher position etc); to jump; (of a plane) to ascend
直升飞机
直升飛機
zhi2 sheng1 fei1 ji1
see 直升機|直升机
直升机
直升機
zhi2 sheng1 ji1
helicopter
直升机坪
直升機坪
zhi2 sheng1 ji1 ping2
helipad
逐步升级
逐步升級
zhu2 bu4 sheng1 ji2
escalation
擢升
擢升
zhuo2 sheng1
to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend