升温 Traditional form: 升溫 Pinyin (reading): shēngwēn Definitions: to become hot temperature rise (fig.) to intensify to hot up to escalate to get a boost Characters: 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise 温 - warm, lukewarm Traditional characters: 升 - to advance; to arise; to hoist, to raise 溫 - warm, lukewarm