重 chóng to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 提升 提昇 tí shēng to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift / to hoist / (fig.) to elevate / to raise / to improve syn 上级 上級 shàng jí higher authorities / superiors / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 上层 上層 shàng céng upper layer 上边 上邊 shàng bian the top / above / overhead / upwards / the top margin / above-mentioned / those higher up syn 晋升 晉升 jìn shēng to promote to a higher position syn 上交 shàng jiāo to hand over to / to give to higher authority / to seek connections in high places syn 提拔 tí bá to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion syn 申诉 申訴 shēn sù to file a complaint / to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc) / complaint / appeal 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 云层 雲層 yún céng the clouds / cloud layer / cloud bank 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 深层 深層 shēn céng deep layer / deep / deep-seated / underlying 申请书 申請書 shēn qǐng shū application / application form / petition (to higher authorities) 升华 升華 shēng huá to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion syn 表层 表層 biǎo céng surface layer syn 层层 層層 céng céng layer upon layer syn 高等教育 gāo děng jiào yù higher education 夹层 夾層 jiā céng hollow layer between two solid layers / (architecture) mezzanine 臭氧层 臭氧層 chòu yǎng céng ozone layer 外层 外層 wài céng outer layer / outer shell syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 基层 基層 jī céng basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer 攻读 攻讀 gōng dú to major (in a field) / to study a specialty to obtain a higher degree syn 上缴 上繳 shàng jiǎo to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities syn 高攀 gāo pān social climbing / to claim connections with people in higher social class 叠加 疊加 dié jiā to superimpose / to layer / to overlay / to superpose syn 涂层 塗層 tú céng protective layer / coating 土层 土層 tǔ céng layer of soil / ground level 先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 层叠 層疊 céng dié layer upon layer / tiered 顶板 頂板 dǐng bǎn roof / roof plate / rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine / abacus 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 上访 上訪 shàng fǎng to seek an audience with higher-ups (esp. government officials) to petition for sth 更高 gèng gāo higher / even higher 跃升 躍升 yuè shēng to leap to (a higher position etc) / to jump / (of a plane) to ascend syn 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 一层 一層 yī céng layer 重重 chóng chóng layer upon layer / one after another syn 高出 gāo chū to be higher (than the stated amount) by ... 图层 圖層 tú céng layer (imaging) 街道办事处 街道辦事處 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 新阶段 新階段 xīn jiē duàn new level / higher plane 高教 gāo jiāo higher education / same as 高等教育[gao1 deng3 jiao4 yu4] 报批 報批 bào pī to report for criticism / to submit for approval to higher authority 高学历 高學歷 gāo xué lì higher education record / record including Master's or Doctoral degree 第一层 dì yī céng layer one / layer 1 管家婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocular) / female housekeeper of a higher rank (old) / busybody syn 升上 shēng shàng (of an employee) to be promoted to (a higher rank) / (of a student) to enter (a higher grade at school) 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 内层 內層 nèi céng internal layer 角质层 角質層 jiǎo zhì céng stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin) 应用层 應用層 yìng yòng céng application layer (computing) 高头 高頭 gāo tou higher authority / the bosses / on top of 薄层 薄層 báo céng thin layer / thin slice / film / lamina / lamella 物理层 物理層 wù lǐ céng physical layer 上达 上達 shàng dá to reach the higher authorities 高职院校 高職院校 gāo zhí yuàn xiào professional school / higher vocational school 链路层 鏈路層 liàn lù céng link layer 红盘 紅盤 hóng pán (of a stock price or market index) currently higher than at the previous day's close 帮 幫 bāng to help / to assist / to support / for sb (i.e. as a help) / hired (as worker) / side (of pail, boat etc) / outer layer / upper (of a shoe) / group / gang / clique / party / secret society syn 层 層 céng to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers syn 叠 疊 dié to fold / to fold over in layers / to furl / to layer / to pile up / to repeat / to duplicate syn 攀 pān to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to claim connections of higher status syn 篾 miè the outer layer of a stalk of bamboo (or reed or sorghum) / a thin bamboo strip 升调 昇調 shēng diào to promote to a higher post / (linguistics) rising intonation / (Chinese linguistics) rising tone 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status) / your humble servant 悬河 懸河 xuán hé "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain) / (literary) waterfall / cataract / (fig.) torrent of words 京胡 jīng hú jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京二胡 形成层 形成層 xíng chéng céng vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood) 冻土层 凍土層 dòng tǔ céng permafrost / tundra / layer of frozen soil 边界层 邊界層 biān jiè céng boundary layer 高维 高維 gāo wéi (math.) higher dimensional 层报 層報 céng bào to report to higher authorities through layers of hierarchy syn 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion 钻坚仰高 鑽堅仰高 zuān jiān yǎng gāo lit. looking up to it, it gets higher / boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study 升堂入室 shēng táng rù shì lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom) / fig. to gradually attain proficiency / to attain a higher level syn 进身之阶 進身之階 jìn shēn zhī jiē stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank 表面边界层 biǎo miàn bian jiè céng surface boundary layer / ground layer / atmospheric boundary layer 推甄 tuī zhēn to recommend a student for admission to a higher-level school / to put a student on the recommendation track (one of several ways of gaining admission to a higher-level school in Taiwan) / abbr. for 推薦甄選|推荐甄选 胚层 胚層 pēi céng germ layer / layer of tissue in embryology 积叠 積疊 jī dié to pile up layer upon layer 摩擦层 mó cā céng friction layer / planetary boundary layer 大气边界层 大气邊界層 dài qì bian jiè céng atmospheric boundary layer / surface boundary layer 堆叠 duī dié to pile up / to put layer upon layer / (Tw) (computing) stack 高次 gāo cì higher degree (e.g. equation in math.) 高等代数 高等代數 gāo děng dài shù higher algebra 高维代数簇 高維代數簇 gāo wéi dài shù cù (math.) higher dimensional algebraic variety 高级文凭 高級文憑 gāo jí wén píng higher 上有政策，下有对策 上有政策，下有對策 shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom) 切触 切觸 qiè chù osculation (higher order tangency) 审级 審級 shěn jí appeal (to higher courts) 审级制度 審級制度 shěn jí zhì dù system of appeals (to higher court) 尊者 zūn zhě honored sir (a person of higher status or seniority, or a Buddhist monk) 精巢 jīng cháo (zoology) spermary / (in higher animals) testicle syn 