Meaning of 升高
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to raise
- to ascend
How to use 升高
升高 usually describes something rising on its own, such as temperature, prices, water levels, or blood pressure. It often comes after the thing that rises. Example: 气温升高了。(Qìwēn shēnggāo le.) The temperature has gone up.
升 (shēng) means to rise, and 高 (gāo) means high. Put them together and something rises until it is higher, like a balloon going up.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 升高 with 提高 (tígāo). 提高 means someone actively improves or raises something, as in 提高水平 (raise the level). 升高 describes a rise in an amount or height, so 升高水平 sounds wrong. Also keep 升 in the first tone, not the fourth.
升高 in example sentences
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升 shēng · to ascend · 4 strokes
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高 gāo · high · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 升高.
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade |
| 上升 | shàngshēng | to rise; to go up |
| 高速公路 | gāosù gōnglù | expressway; highway; freeway |
| 高速 | gāosù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4]) |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | (athletics) high jump |
| 高潮 | gāocháo | high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity |
| 高尚 | gāoshàng | noble; lofty |
| 身高 | shēngāo | (a person's) height |
| 高价 | gāojià | high price |
Questions about 升高
What does 升高 mean?
升高 (shēnggāo) means "to raise; to ascend".
How do you write 升高?
升高 is made of 2 characters: 升 (4 strokes), 高 (10 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 升高 an HSK word?
Yes. 升高 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 升高 and 上升?
They are very close and often interchangeable for numbers like temperature or prices. 上升 (shàngshēng) focuses more on the upward movement or trend. 升高 focuses on reaching a higher level.
Can 升高 take an object?
Usually it does not. You say 血压升高了 (xuèyā shēnggāo le, blood pressure went up). To say someone raises something on purpose, use 提高 or 把...升高 in limited cases, such as 把旗子升高 (raise the flag higher).