飙升 biāoshēng to rise rapidly
to rise rapidly; to soar
How to remember 飙升: 飙 whirlwind + 升 to advance = to rise rapidly.
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How it is used
- To skyrocket / soar (of numbers) - 房价飙升 (fángjià biāoshēng) housing prices soaring, 气温飙升 (qìwēn biāoshēng) temperatures shooting up.
- A vivid, journalistic word for a steep, rapid rise; the 飙 is a whirlwind.
- Contrast steady 上升 (shàngshēng); 飙升 stresses dramatic speed. Antonym-ish 暴跌 (bàodiē, to plunge) - 股价暴跌 (gǔjià bàodiē) share prices plunge.