初升

chūshēng
rising (sun, moon etc)

CEDICT

Homographs

初昇 chūshēng

Entry Composition

1 初 chū
  1. at first
  2. (at the) beginning
  3. first
  4. junior
  5. basic
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
=2 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)

Related entries

新興 xīnxīng
  1. (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising
  2. emerging
  3. in the ascendant
中国是一个新兴市场。

China is an emerging market.

Source: Tatoeba

崛立 juélì
  1. to tower over
  2. rising (to a dominant position)
上風 shàngfēng
  1. on the up
  2. currently winning
  3. rising (in popularity etc)
他觉得自己占了上风，但我反过来扭转了局面。

He thought he had the upper hand, but I turned the tables on him.

Source: Tatoeba