提升

See also: 提昇 and 提陞

Chinese

		to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	to raise; to hoist; to promote to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint
trad. (提升/提昇/提陞)		提	升/昇/陞
simp. (提升)		提	升

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tai⁴ sing¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): thê-seng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ti⁵ sêng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tíshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tísheng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻi²-shêng¹
    • Yale: tí-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyisheng
    • Palladius: тишэн (tišɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tai⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: tàih sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tai⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tei⁴ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐi̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thê-seng
    • Tâi-lô: thê-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tesefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰe²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰe¹³⁻²² siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ti⁵ sêng¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thî seng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ³³/

Verb

提升

1. to promote (to a higher position); to exalt; to upgrade
2. to boost; to improve; to advance

   自我提升  ―  zìwǒ tíshēng  ―  self-improvement

   實現質的提升與量的增長 [MSC, trad.]
   实现质的提升与量的增长 [MSC, simp.]

   shíxiàn zhì de tíshēng yǔ liàng de zēngzhǎng [Pinyin]

   to achieve qualitative improvement and quantitative growth

3. to lift up; to elevate (to a higher position)

Synonyms

• (to promote):

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• 升官 (shēngguān) (of an official)
• 升級 (shēngjí)
• 升職 (shēngzhí)
• 升遷 (shēngqiān) (to be transferred and promoted)
• 提任 (tírèn)
• 晉升 (jìnshēng)
• 晉職 / 晋职 (jìnzhí)
• 遷 / 迁 (qiān)

 

• (to boost):

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• 健全 (jiànquán)
• 出息 (colloquial)
• 前進 / 前进 (qiánjìn)
• 完善 (wánshàn)
• 提懸 / 提悬 (Min Nan)
• 提高 (tígāo)
• 改善 (gǎishàn)
• 改良 (gǎiliáng)
• 改進 / 改进 (gǎijìn)
• 躍進 / 跃进 (yuèjìn)
• 進展 / 进展 (jìnzhǎn)
• 進步 / 进步 (jìnbù)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to boost”): 貶低／贬低 (biǎndī)

Derived terms

• 提升機