升 sing¹ {shēng}

(verb) to level up

陞〔升〕 {shēng}

1. to ascend
2. to rise to the rank of
3. to promote
4. to hoist
5. liter
6. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗

昇〔升〕 {shēng}

1. to ascend
2. to rise to the rank of
3. to promote
4. to hoist
5. liter
6. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗

升 sing¹ {shēng}

1. to ascend
2. to rise to the rank of
3. to promote
4. to hoist
5. liter
6. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗

升讀〔-读〕 sing¹ duk⁶ {shēng dú}

to move on to next stage of education, such as primary to secondary, secondary to tertiary

升冪〔-幂〕 sing¹ mik⁶ {shēng mì}

 Ascending Power (A mathematical term)

升呢 sing¹ ne¹ {shēng ne}

upgrade, level up

升平 sing¹ ping⁴ {shēng píng}

Peaceful and safe

升盤〔-盘〕 sing¹ pun⁴ {shēng pán}

a bathroom or kitchen sink

升水 sing¹ seoi² {shēng shuǐ}

premium (currency)

升遷〔-迁〕 sing¹ cin¹ {shēng qiān}

1. promote
2. promotion

升斗 sing¹ dau² {shēng dǒu}

1. lit. liter and decaliter dry measure
2. fig. wretchedly poor ration
3. grinding poverty

昇調〔升调〕 sing¹ diu⁶ {shēng diào}

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

升幅 sing¹ fuk¹ {shēng fú}

1. extent of an increase
2. percentage rise

升格 sing¹ gaak³ {shēng gé}

1. promotion
2. upgrade

昇降〔升-〕 sing¹ gong³ {shēng jiàng}

rising and lowering

昇高〔升-〕 sing¹ gou¹ {shēng gāo}

1. to raise
2. to ascend

升官 sing¹ gun¹ {shēng guān}

to get promoted

升遐 sing¹ haa⁴ {shēng xiá}

to pass away (of an emperor)

升起 sing¹ hei² {shēng qǐ}

1. to raise
2. to hoist
3. to rise

升學〔-学〕 sing¹ hok⁶ {shēng xué}

to enter the next grade school

升號〔-号〕 sing¹ hou⁶ {shēng hào}

(music) sharp (♯)

昇空〔升-〕 sing¹ hung¹ {shēng kōng}

1. to rise to the sky
2. to lift off
3. to levitate
4. lift-off

升汞 sing¹ hung⁶ {shēng gǒng}

mercuric chloride (HgCl)

升任 sing¹ jam⁶ {shēng rèn}

to be promoted to

升級〔-级〕 sing¹ kap¹ {shēng jí}

1. to escalate (in intensity)
2. to go up by one grade
3. to be promoted
4. to upgrade (computing)

升旗 sing¹ kei⁴ {shēng qí}

1. to raise a flag
2. to hoist a flag

升市 sing¹ si⁵ {shēng shì}

1. rising prices
2. bull market

升息 sing¹ sik¹ {shēng xī}

to raise interest rates

升騰〔-腾〕 sing¹ tang⁴ {shēng téng}

1. to rise
2. to ascend
3. to leap up

升天 sing¹ tin¹ {shēng tiān}

1. lit. to ascend to heaven
2. to die

升華〔-华〕 sing¹ waa⁴ {shēng huá}

1. to sublimate
2. sublimation (physics)
3. to raise to a higher level
4. to refine
5. promotion

升溫〔-温〕 sing¹ wan¹ {shēng wēn}

1. to become hot
2. temperature rise
3. (fig.) to intensify
4. to hot up
5. to escalate
6. to get a boost

升序 sing¹ zeoi⁶ {shēng xù}

ascending order

升職〔-职〕 sing¹ zik¹ {shēng zhí}

1. to get promoted (at work etc)
2. promotion

昇值〔升-〕 sing¹ zik⁶ {shēng zhí}

1. to rise in value
2. to appreciate

昇降機〔升-机〕 sing¹ gong³ gei¹ {shēng jiàng jī}

the elevator; the lift

升氣球〔-气-〕 sing¹ hei³ kau⁴ {shēng qì qiú}

ascending balloon

升結腸〔-结肠〕 sing¹ git³ coeng² {shēng jié cháng}

1. ascending colon (anatomy)
2. first section of large intestine

升降機〔--机〕 sing¹ gong³ gei¹ {shēng jiàng jī}

1. aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker or scissor lift)
2. lift
3. elevator

升等考試〔---试〕 sing¹ dang² haau² si⁵ {shēng děng kǎo shì}

Promotion Examination

升斗小民 sing¹ dau² siu² man⁴ {shēng dǒu xiǎo mín}

1. poor people (idiom)
2. lit. people surviving on 升斗, wretchedly poor ration
3. in grinding poverty

升官發財〔--发财〕 sing¹ gun¹ faat³ coi⁴ {shēng guān fā cái}

to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

升旗儀式〔--仪-〕 sing¹ kei⁴ ji⁴ sik¹ {shēng qí yí shì}

flag raising ceremony

升堂入室 sing¹ tong⁴ jap⁶ sat¹ {shēng táng rù shì}

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