Meaning of shēng:
升
to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]); to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1]); to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]); to promote; to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1])
Tàiyáng měitiān zǎoshang zài dōngfāng shēng qǐ.
太阳每天早上在东方升起。
The sun rises in the east every morning.
Jīntiān tā bèi gōngsī shēng zhí le.
今天他被公司升职了。
He was promoted by the company today.
Tàiyáng mànmàn dì kāishǐ shēng qǐ.
太阳慢慢地开始升起。
The sun slowly begins to rise.
Tā bèi gōngsī shēng zhí le.
他被公司升职了。
He was promoted by the company.
Tàiyáng zhèngzài huǎnhuǎn shēng qǐ.
太阳正在缓缓升起。
The sun is slowly rising.
Jīnglǐ juédìng shēng wǒ wéi xiàngmù jīnglǐ.
经理决定升我为项目经理。
The manager decided to promote me to project manager.
liter
Tā mǎi le yī shēng niúnǎi.
他买了一升牛奶。
He bought one liter of milk.
unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗[dou3])
Wǒ mǎi le wǔ shēng de mǐ.
我买了五升的米。
I bought five liters of rice.
