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提升
tíshēng
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English Definitionto promote; to upgrade
Simplified Script提升
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyintíshēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)tai4sing1
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=7
Word Decomposition
提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
升shēngto ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
提高tígāoto raise; to increase; to improve
提供tígōngto offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
提到tídàoto mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to
提前tíqiánto shift to an earlier date; to do something ahead of time; in advance
提醒tíxǐngto remind; to call attention to; to warn of
Words With Same Tail Word    
上升shàngshēngto rise; to go up; to ascend
回升huíshēngto rise again after a fall; to pick up; rally (stock market etc)
攀升pānshēngto clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise
晋升jìnshēngto promote to a higher position
拉升lāshēngto pull up
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