1 to decline

2 to drop

3 to fall

4 to go down

5 to decrease

1 to ascend

2 to rise to the rank of

3 to promote

4 to hoist

5 liter

6 measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dǒu]

1 to escalate (in intensity)

2 to go up by one grade

3 to be promoted

4 to upgrade (computing)

1 to get promoted (at work etc)

2 promotion

1 to promote

2 to upgrade

1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)

2 fig. to ride on sb else's success

3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too

4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it

1 lit. one object bests another object

2 every item has a weakness (idiom)

3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)

2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency

3 to attain a higher level

1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)

1 poor people (idiom)

2 those who live from hand to mouth