飙升

飆升

biāoshēng

verb HSK 7-9 #21,398

Meanings

1 to rise rapidly
2 to soar
3 to skyrocket

Characters

whirlwind; to surge

Examples

油价最近飙升。

Yóujià zuìjìn biāoshēng.

Oil prices have soared recently.

气温飙升到四十度。

Qìwēn biāoshēng dào sìshí dù.

The temperature soared to forty degrees.

公司股价飙升了百分之三十。

Gōngsī gǔjià biāoshēng le bǎifēnzhīsānshí.

The company's stock price soared by thirty percent.

Tips

usage

飙升 emphasizes an extremely fast and dramatic rise. For a general increase, use 上升 or 增长. 飙升 is stronger and more vivid — like a storm wind shooting upward.

Stroke Order

飙 biāo

升 shēng