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Translating from English to Chinese Simplified

Translations:

raise — to cause to rise
→ 举 (jǔ)
→ 提高 (tígāo)
raise — to bring up, to grow
→ 养育 (yǎngyù)
→ 抚养 (fǔyǎng)
→ 饲养 (sìyǎng)
raise — increase in wages
→ 加薪 (jiāxīn)

More translations:

raise
→ 举起，升起
raise
→ 提高
raise
→ 饲养
raise
→ 养育
raise
→ 提出
raise
→ 筹集（资金）
raise
→ 引起
raise
→ 扬起
raise
→ 建造
raise
→ 发出（喊声）
raise
→ 与…建立无线电联系
raise
→ 增加薪水

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 4

  1. the amount a salary is increased

    • “he got a 3% raise”
    • “he got a wage hike”
    Synonymsrisewage hikehikewage increasesalary increase

  2. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

    • “the car couldn't make it up the rise”
    Synonymsascentacclivityriseclimbupgrade

  3. increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

    • “I'll see your raise and double it”

  4. the act of raising something

    • “he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”
    • “fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up”
    Synonymsliftheave

VERB 27

  1. raise the level or amount of something

    • “raise my salary”
    • “raise the price of bread”

  2. raise from a lower to a higher position

    • “Raise your hands”
    • “Lift a load”
    Synonymsliftelevateget upbring up

  3. cause to be heard or known; express or utter

    • “raise a shout”
    • “raise a protest”
    • “raise a sad cry”
Show 24 more meanings

  1. collect funds for a specific purpose

    • “The President raised several million dollars for his college”

  2. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

    • “The Bordeaux region produces great red wines”
    • “They produce good ham in Parma”
    • “We grow wheat here”
    • “We raise hogs here”
    Synonymsgrowfarmproduce

  3. bring up

    • “raise a family”
    • “bring up children”
    Synonymsrearbring upnurtureparent

  4. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

    • “raise the specter of unemployment”
    • “he conjured wild birds in the air”
    • “call down the spirits from the mountain”
    Synonymsconjureconjure upinvokeevokestircall downarousebring upput forwardcall forth

  5. move upwards

    • “lift one's eyes”
    Synonymslift

  6. construct, build, or erect

    • “Raise a barn”
    Synonymserectrearset upput up

  7. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    • “arouse pity”
    • “raise a smile”
    • “evoke sympathy”
    Synonymsarouseelicitenkindlekindleevokefireprovoke

  8. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

    • “raise hell”
    • “raise the roof”
    • “raise Cain”

  9. raise in rank or condition

    • “The new law lifted many people from poverty”
    Synonymsliftelevate

  10. increase

    • “This will enhance your enjoyment”
    • “heighten the tension”
    Synonymsenhanceheighten

  11. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

    • “John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired”
    • “Women tend not to advance in the major law firms”
    • “I got promoted after many years of hard work”
    Synonymspromoteupgradeadvancekick upstairselevate

  12. cause to puff up with a leaven

    • “unleavened bread”
    Synonymsleavenprove

  13. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

  14. bet more than the previous player

  15. cause to assemble or enlist in the military

    • “raise an army”
    • “recruit new soldiers”
    Synonymsrecruitlevy

  16. put forward for consideration or discussion

    • “raise the question of promotions”
    • “bring up an unpleasant topic”
    Synonymsbring up

  17. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

    • “raise your `o'”

  18. activate or stir up

    • “raise a mutiny”

  19. establish radio communications with

    • “They managed to raise Hanoi last night”

  20. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

  21. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

    • “raised edges”

  22. invigorate or heighten

    • “lift my spirits”
    • “lift his ego”
    Synonymslift

  23. put an end to

    • “lift a ban”
    • “raise a siege”
    Synonymslift

  24. cause to become alive again

    • “raise from the dead”
    • “Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected”
    • “Upraising ghosts”
    Synonymsresurrectupraise