táishēng

抬升

Word · Verb

raise; rise; uplift

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to raise; to lift up; to rise

Used for physically lifting objects or for increases in price, level, etc.

Jiāng将
zuǒ左
bì臂
xiàng向
shàng上
tái抬
shēng升
 。

Raise the left arm upward.

Shāng商
pǐn品
fáng房
jià价
gé格
zhú逐
bù步
tái抬
shēng升
 。

Commercial housing prices are gradually rising.

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Tā他
màn慢
man慢
tái抬
shēng升
xiāng箱
zi子
 ,
yǐ以
miǎn免
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
yīng婴
ér儿
 。

He slowly lifted the box so as not to wake the baby.

2.

verb

(of terrain, air currents, etc.) to rise; to uplift; to ascend

technical

Technical term used in geology, geography, and meteorology to describe tectonic uplift or orographic lift.

Qīng青
zàng藏
gāo高
yuán原
zài在
chí持
xù续
tái抬
shēng升
 。

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is continuously uplifting.

Qì气
liú流
shòu受
shān山
mài脉
zǔ阻
lán拦
bèi被
pò迫
tái抬
shēng升
 ,
xíng形
chéng成
jiàng降
yǔ雨
 。

The air current is forced to rise when blocked by the mountain range, forming precipitation.

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Dì地
qiào壳
tái抬
shēng升
yùn运
dòng动
xíng形
chéng成
le了
jīn今
tiān天
de的
shān山
mài脉
 。

Crustal uplift movements formed the mountain ranges of today.