Usage note
提升指提高或改进。
tíshēng zhǐ tígāo huò gǎijìn.
Promote means to improve or enhance.
Context note
努力学习可以提升成绩。
nǔlì xuéxí kěyǐ tíshēng chéngjì.
Studying hard can improve grades.
5 examples
运动提升健康。
yùn dòng tí shēng jiàn kāng。
Exercise promotes health.
阅读提升知识。
yuè dú tí shēng zhī shi。
Reading promotes knowledge.
练习提升技能。
liàn xí tí shēng jì néng。
Practice promotes skills.
合作提升效率。
hé zuò tí shēng xiào lǜ。
Cooperation promotes efficiency.
微笑提升心情。
wēi xiào tí shēng xīn qíng。
Smiling promotes mood.
5 mini stories
小明每天跑步提升体力。
xiǎo míng měi tiān pǎo bù tí shēng tǐ lì。
Xiao Ming runs every day to promote physical strength.
小红读书提升语文水平。
xiǎo hóng dú shū tí shēng yǔ wén shuǐ píng。
Xiao Hong reads books to promote Chinese level.
大家一起打扫提升环境。
dà jiā yì qǐ dǎ sǎo tí shēng huán jìng。
Everyone cleans together to promote the environment.
画画提升创造力。
huà huà tí shēng chuàng zào lì。
Drawing promotes creativity.
帮助别人提升友谊。
bāng zhù bié rén tí shēng yǒu yì。
Helping others promotes friendship.
Mini dialogue
Improving Skills
A
你最近在提升中文水平吗？
Nǐ zuìjìn zài tíshēng Zhōngwén shuǐpíng ma?
Are you improving your Chinese level recently?
B
是的，我每天练习提升口语。
Shì de, wǒ měitiān liànxí tíshēng kǒuyǔ.
Yes, I practice every day to improve my speaking.
Promotion at School
A
听说你被提升为班长了？
Tīngshuō nǐ bèi tíshēng wéi bānzhǎng le?
I heard you were promoted to class monitor?
B
对，老师提升我帮助同学。
Duì, lǎoshī tíshēng wǒ bāngzhù tóngxué.
Yes, the teacher promoted me to help classmates.
Related words and contrasts
similar
提高
tígāo
raise
提升 means to promote or elevate; 提高 means to raise or improve.
opposite
降低
jiàngdī
lower
提升 is to raise; 降低 is to lower.