升级 (shēng jí) — to upgrade, to promote (to a higher level, grade, or version); to escalate (in intensity or seriousness)
Definition
升级 means to upgrade or promote to a higher level, grade, or version (software, products, personnel). For software specifically, 更新 (gēngxīn) is more common as 'to update'; use 升温 for temperature or a situation heating up, not 升级.
verb
to upgradeto promote (to a higher level, grade, or version)to escalate (in intensity or seriousness)
Examples
- 升级。Gōng sī jué dìng duì quán tǐ yuán gōng jìn xíng jì néng shēng jí péi xùn.The company decided to provide skill-upgrade training for all employees.
- 升级。Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn xū yào shēng jí dào zuì xīn bǎn běn cái néng shǐ yòng.This software needs to be upgraded to the latest version before it can be used.
- 升级，。Shuāng fāng de máo dùn zhú jiàn shēng jí, zuì hòu fā shēng le chōng tū.The conflict between the two sides gradually escalated, and eventually a clash occurred.
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