升
级

To go up by one grade in Chinese: 升级 (shēng jí)

shēng jí

to go up by one grade

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 升級1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go up by one grade; to be promoted
  2. 2to escalate (in intensity)
  3. 3(computing) to upgrade

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升
级

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

升级

Simplified

升級

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个软件需要升级到最新的版本。

    zhè ge ruǎn jiàn xū yào shēng jí dào zuì xīn de bǎn běn。

    This software needs to be upgraded to the latest version.

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Related words

升

shēng

to ascend

级

jí

level

年级

nián jí

grade

高级

gāo jí

high level

初级

chū jí

junior

中级

zhōng jí

middle level (in a hierarchy)

班级

bān jí

class (group of students)

超级

chāo jí

super-

上升

shàng shēng

to rise

毫升

háo shēng

milliliter

等级

děng jí

grade

上级

shàng jí

higher authorities

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 vocabulary list

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