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title: "Shengwen Meaning: 升温 (shēngwēn) Means “to heat up”"
description: "升温 (traditional 升溫, shēngwēn) means “to heat up; temperature rise”. Hear its tones, see what 升 and 温 each mean."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengwen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 升温 mean?

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升温 shēngwēn

## to heat up; temperature rise

## It can also mean

- (fig.) to intensify; to heat up (of a relationship, market etc.)

## Its characters

1. 升 shēng to rise
2. 温 wēn temperature (as in 温度)

## In a sentence

[See 升温 in use](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8D%87%E6%B8%A9)

## More words with 升 or 温

- [飙升 biāoshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaosheng)
- [低温 dīwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwen)
- [高温 gāowēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaowen)
- [回升 huíshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huisheng)
- [降温 jiàngwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangwen)
- [晋升 jìnshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinsheng)
- [攀升 pānshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pansheng)
- [气温 qìwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiwen)
- [上升 shàngshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangsheng)
- [升级 shēngjí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shengji)

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