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升
shēng
Description
“升”有两个常见的意思：一个是从低处到高处，比如太阳升起来；另一个是量东西的单位，一升水大约是一瓶大瓶水。
"升" has two common meanings: one is moving from low to high, like the sun rising; the other is a unit of volume, about one liter of water equals one 升.
Meanings
升shēng
to rise; to go up
太阳从东边升起来了。
The sun rises in the east.
升shēng
liter (unit of volume)
这瓶水有两升。
This bottle contains two liters of water.
升shēng
to promote; to be promoted
他今年升了经理。
He was promoted to manager this year.
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Notes
- Nuance
升 means rise/go up; 涨 is used more for prices or water levels going up.
- Etymology
originally a measuring vessel, later extended to the sense of rising.
In videos
“总算我们最近新来的主人要升我做组长”
“两百升灰水箱和一百升的黑水箱。”
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