升级 meaning in English
to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
Meaning of 升级
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to go up by one grade; to be promoted
- to escalate (in intensity)
- (computing) to upgrade
How to use 升级
升级 is common for software and phone updates, for getting promoted to a higher grade or rank, and for conflicts that get more intense. Example: 我的手机需要升级了。(Wǒ de shǒujī xūyào shēngjí le.) My phone needs an upgrade.
升 (shēng) means to rise and 级 (jí) means a level or grade, as in 年级 (niánjí). Put them together and you rise one level: you level up.
Common mistake: Learners often write 升 like 开 (kāi) or 井 (jǐng). 升 starts with a short slanted stroke at the top left, followed by a long left-falling stroke. Also keep 升 in first tone. Do not say it with the falling tone of 胜 (shèng).
升级 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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升 shēng · to ascend · 4 strokes
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级 jí · level · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 升级.
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 中级 | zhōngjí | middle level (in a hierarchy) |
| 超级 | chāojí | super-; ultra- |
| 上升 | shàngshēng | to rise; to go up |
| 班级 | bānjí | class (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary |
| 毫升 | háoshēng | milliliter |
| 上级 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors |
| 等级 | děngjí | grade; rank |
| 升高 | shēnggāo | to raise; to ascend |
| 直升机 | zhíshēngjī | helicopter |
Questions about 升级
What does 升级 mean?
升级 (shēngjí) means "to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)".
How do you write 升级?
升级 is made of 2 characters: 升 (4 strokes), 级 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 升级 an HSK word?
Yes. 升级 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 升级 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 升级 is written 升級.
How do you say a conflict is escalating with 升级?
Use the conflict as the subject, as in 矛盾升级了 (máodùn shēngjí le), the conflict escalated. News reports often use 冲突升级 (chōngtū shēngjí), escalation of a clash.
Can 升级 take an object, like upgrading a system?
Yes. You can say 升级系统 (shēngjí xìtǒng), to upgrade the system. You can also leave out the object, as in 系统正在升级 (xìtǒng zhèngzài shēngjí), the system is updating.