升级 shēngjí to go up by one grade
to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade
How to remember 升级: 升 to advance + 级 grade = to go up by one grade.
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How it is used
- To upgrade or escalate a level - 系统升级 (xìtǒng shēngjí) system upgrade; 冲突升级 (chōngtū shēngjí) the conflict escalated.
- Two senses: positive (software/product upgrade, promotion) and negative (a dispute intensifying) - context decides.
- In games/school it's leveling up / moving up a grade: 升级打怪 (shēngjí dǎ guài) level up by fighting monsters.