How to say “rise” in Chinese
rise, ascend
“Rise” in Chinese is 升, shēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
升 is read shēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
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 “升”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 升. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 太阳升起来了tàiyángshēngqǐlaileThe sun has risen.
- 他被提升为2经理了tābèitíshēngwéijīnglǐleHe was promoted to manager.
- 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.
- 明天开始升温。míngtiānkāishǐshēngwēnIt’ll start warming up tomorrow.
- 预报说周末开始升温yùbàoshuōzhōumòkāishǐshēngwēnThe forecast says it’ll warm up starting this weekend.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Into the mountains”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rise” in Chinese?
“Rise” in Chinese is 升, pinyin shēng.
What does 升 mean?
升 (shēng) means “rise, ascend”.
How do you write 升?
升 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 升?
升 is read shēng. Tones: shēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rise” in the lesson “Into the mountains”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” 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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