Writing
升温 (shēng wēn) — how to say "to rise" in Chinese
升温
To rise (in temperature)
verb
Character composition
升
to rise
温
temperature
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
十
Ten
#24 · shí · 2 strokes
Collocations
缓慢升温
huǎnmàn shēngwēn
warm up slowly
持续升温
chíxù shēngwēn
continue to warm up
Examples
夏天来了，气温开始升温。
Summer came, and the temperature began to rise.
天气升温了。
The weather warmed up.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say rise in Chinese?
"to rise" in Chinese is 升温 (shēng wēn).
升温 meaning
升温 (shēng wēn) means "To rise (in temperature)".
How is 升温 pronounced?
It is pronounced shēng wēn (written as sheng wen, shengwen). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to rise" in Chinese characters?
It is written 升温: 升 has 4 strokes, 温 has 12 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 升温?
升温 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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