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Definition
To promote someone to a higher position, or to receive a promotion.
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How it's used
The character 陞 is an archaic or formal variant of 升, which is the standard character used in modern Cantonese for promotion. You will almost exclusively see 升 used in daily life, whether in text messages, office emails, or casual conversation. Using 陞 can make your writing appear unnecessarily formal or old fashioned.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 升 with 昇, but 升 is the correct character for job promotions and rising levels, whereas 昇 is typically reserved for the rising of the sun or celestial bodies.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
