How to say “rise” in Chinese

上升

shàngshēng

rise, go up

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Economy”

“Rise” in Chinese is 上升, shàng shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

上升 is read shàng shēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shàng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

shēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

上

shàng — top, on

A stroke above a line.

升

shēng — rise, go up

It is also a unit of volume — a liter. Sounds the same as 生 shēng.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上升”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 上升. Tap the sound icon to listen.

最近失业人数上升了zuìjìnshīyèrénshùshàngshēngleThe number of unemployed people has gone up lately.
第一季度的销量上升了百分之五。dìyījìdùdexiāoliàngshàngshēnglebǎifēnzhīwǔFirst-quarter sales rose by five percent.
失业率从百分之五上升到百分之六，上升了一个百分点。shīyèlǜcóngbǎifēnzhīwǔshàngshēngdàobǎifēnzhīliù,shàngshēngleyígebǎifēndiǎnUnemployment rose from five percent to six — by one percentage point.
失业率上升了两个百分点shīyèlǜshàngshēngleliǎnggebǎifēndiǎnThe unemployment rate rose by two percentage points.
劳动力成本不断上升láodònglìchéngběnbúduànshàngshēngLabor costs keep rising.
太阳从海面上升起来了。tàiyángcónghǎimiànshangshēngqǐlaileThe sun has risen over the sea.

More words from the lesson “Prices are rising”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “rise” in Chinese?

“Rise” in Chinese is 上升, pinyin shàngshēng.

What does 上升 mean?

上升 (shàngshēng) means “rise, go up”.

How do you write 上升?

上升 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 升 (shēng) — rise, go up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 上升?

上升 is read shàngshēng. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, shēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“rise” in the lesson “Prices are rising”

This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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