On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B1.

shēng ㄕㄥ

    • to ascend to rise
    • to promote to elevate
    • liter
    • unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
    • to ascend to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
    • to promote to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])
    • to ascend to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
    • to promote to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])

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