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Definition
To rise or go up, especially of water levels or prices.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or news contexts to describe economic trends or water levels. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people prefer using 升 or 貴咗 to describe price increases. Using 上漲 in casual conversation can sound slightly stiff or like you are reading a newspaper headline.
Examples
The prices have been rising very sharply lately.
Do you think property prices will continue to rise recently?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this word for people or physical objects moving upwards, as it is strictly reserved for abstract values like prices or natural levels like water. Use 升 or 爬 for physical movement.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
