升 (shēng) — (classifier) liter (unit of volume)

Definition

Here 升 is a measure word for liters (a unit of liquid volume), written as 升. The same pronunciation also means 'to rise / to go up' as a verb — that sense is covered in HSK 5.

classifier

liter (unit of volume)

Easily confused

开kāilook-aliketo open (a door, window, etc.)
生shēngsound-aliketo give birth to
并bìnglook-alike(verb) to combine, to merge
生shēngsound-aliketo give birth; to be born
弄nònglook-aliketo do, to handle, to manage (general action)
声shēngsound-alike(noun) sound, voice, noise

Examples

升。
Zhè píng yǐn liào yǒu yì shēng bàn.
This bottle of drink has one and a half liters.
升。
Zhè ge shuǐ xiāng néng zhuāng shí shēng shuǐ.
This water tank can hold ten liters of water.
升。
Wǒ měi tiān hē liǎng shēng shuǐ.
I drink two liters of water every day.

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