升起

shēng qǐ · sheng qi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to raise
  2. to hoist
  3. to rise

In a sentence

2 examples
01

太(tài)阳(yáng)在(zài)夏(xià)天(tiān)比(bǐ)冬(dōng)天(tiān)升(shēng)起(qǐ)得(de)早(zǎo)。

The sun rises earlier in summer than in winter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

太(tài)阳(yáng)在(zài)东(dōng)方(fāng)升(shēng)起(qǐ),西(xī)方(fāng)落(luò)下(xià)。

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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