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高升 (gāo shēng) — to get a promotion (formal/polite); to rise in rank or position

Definition

Formal/polite way to say someone got promoted, common in congratulations. Pairs with honorific contexts where plain 升职 or 提拔 would be too plain.

verb
to get a promotion (formal/polite)to rise in rank or position

Examples

  • 高升！
    Gōng xǐ nǐ gāo shēng wèi bù mén jīng lǐ!
    Congratulations on your promotion to department manager!
  • ，高升。
    Tā gōng zuò nǔ lì, hěn kuài jiù gāo shēng le.
    He works hard and got a promotion quickly.
  • 高升，！
    Tīng shuō nǐ gāo shēng le, zhēn shì kě xǐ kě hè!
    I heard you got promoted — truly congratulations!

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

高gāohigh
升shēngrise

“高” means high and “升” means rise, together giving a rise to a high position.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

高 was drawn as a tall building.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a drawing of a standard dipper used to measure one 升.

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Professions & JobsWorkplace & Office

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