升高

shēnggāo

verb HSK 5 #10,151

Meanings

HSK 1

飞机正在升高。

Fēijī zhèngzài shēnggāo.

The plane is ascending.

HSK 3

气温在不断升高。

Qìwēn zài búduàn shēnggāo.

The temperature keeps rising.

HSK 7-9

房价升高让很多人买不起房子。

Fángjià shēnggāo ràng hěnduō rén mǎibùqǐ fángzi.

Rising housing prices make it impossible for many people to afford homes.

usage

升高 (rise in height/level, gradual) vs 提高 (tígāo, improve/raise, often deliberate effort). Temperature 升高, but skills 提高.

升 shēng

高 gāo