升息
shēng xī
Pinyin

Definition

升息
 - 
shēng xī
  1. to raise interest rates

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

休息
xiū xi
  1. 1 rest
  2. 2 to rest
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
升
shēng
  1. 1 to ascend
  2. 2 to rise to the rank of
  3. 3 to promote
  4. 4 to hoist
  5. 5 liter
  6. 6 measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dǒu]
升级
shēng jí
  1. 1 to escalate (in intensity)
  2. 2 to go up by one grade
  3. 3 to be promoted
  4. 4 to upgrade (computing)
消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
上升
shàng shēng
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to go up
  3. 3 to ascend
作息
zuò xī
  1. 1 to work and rest
出息
chū xī
  1. 1 to yield interest, profit etc
  2. 2 to exhale (Buddhism)
升职
shēng zhí
  1. 1 to get promoted (at work etc)
  2. 2 promotion
升华
shēng huá
  1. 1 to sublimate
  2. 2 sublimation (physics)
  3. 3 to raise to a higher level
  4. 4 to refine
  5. 5 promotion
升起
shēng qǐ
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to hoist
  3. 3 to rise
升迁
shēng qiān
  1. 1 promote
  2. 2 promotion
叹息
tàn xī
  1. 1 to sigh
  2. 2 to gasp (in admiration)
回升
huí shēng
  1. 1 to rise again after a fall
  2. 2 to pick up
  3. 3 rally (stock market etc)
息
xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. 4 to cease
  5. 5 to stop
  6. 6 to rest
  7. 7 Taiwan pr. [xí]
提升
tí shēng
  1. 1 to promote
  2. 2 to upgrade
升值
shēng zhí
  1. 1 to rise in value
  2. 2 to appreciate
升高
shēng gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to ascend
毫升
háo shēng
  1. 1 milliliter
气息
qì xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 odor
  4. 4 flavor

Idioms (18)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
仰人鼻息
yǎng rén bí xī
  1. 1 to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
  1. 1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
  2. 2 worldwide peace (idiom)
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
  1. 1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
  1. 1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
  1. 1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
气息奄奄
qì xī yǎn yǎn
  1. 1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)
无声无息
wú shēng wú xī
  1. 1 wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
  3. 3 not providing any news
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
瞬息万变
shùn xī wàn biàn
  1. 1 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
起居作息
qǐ jū zuò xī
  1. 1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyday life
  3. 3 daily routine
  4. 4 to go about one's daily life
鸡犬升天
jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

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