Chinese

shàngshēng
Meaning: to rise; to ascend; to go up
Part of Speech: Verb, Noun

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Example sentences

熱氣球緩緩地向天空上升。
热气球缓缓地向天空上升。
The hot air balloon slowly rose toward the sky.
利率今年上升了兩個百分點。
The interest rate rose by two percentage points this year.
隨着經濟改革的深入,國家的工業產量正在穩步上升。
With the deepening of economic reforms, the country's industrial output is steadily rising.
持續的暴雨導致水庫的水位迅速上升。
Continuous heavy rain caused the reservoir's water level to rise rapidly.
連日的暴雨導致水壩水位上升。
Successive days of heavy rain caused the water level of the dam to rise.

Usage Notes

Used for both physical movement upwards and for levels or numbers increasing.

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