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升

shēng

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
VerbProcess verb

升 (shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to ascend; to rise”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗)

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Example

太陽從東邊升起。

The sun rises from the east.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).