升沉

Chinese

to raise; to hoist; to promote
to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint
 
submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
 
trad. (升沉) 升 沉
simp. #(升沉) 升 沉

Pronunciation

Noun

升沉

  1. promotion and demotion; the vicissitudes of an official's career
  2. those who are promoted and those who are demoted
  3. rise and fall
  4. (nautical) heave, the measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time
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