Rise is usually intransitive, meaning something goes up by itself or changes to a higher level without taking a direct object. Raise is usually transitive, meaning someone causes something else to go up and it takes a direct object. This core pattern explains most correct choices in everyday English.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
Rise has no direct object	📌 Rise 没有直接对象	Prices rise in summer.	📌 价格在夏天上涨。
Raise takes a direct object	📌 Raise 需要直接对象	They raised prices in summer.	📌 他们在夏天提高了价格。
Rise focuses on change happening	📌 Rise 关注正在发生的变化	The sun rises early.	📌 太阳很早就升起。
Raise focuses on someone causing change	📌 Raise 关注是谁引起了变化	She raises the blinds.	📌 她拉上百叶窗。

Rise means to move upward, to increase, or to appear. It also refers to getting up from a lower position, like rising from bed or rising from a chair. In abstract uses, it often describes levels, amounts, or states becoming higher.

Raise means to lift something, increase something, or bring something into existence through action. It can mean to collect or obtain something, like money, and it can mean to care for and educate children or animals. It often implies intention, effort, or responsibility by a person or group.

With rise, the subject is the thing that moves or increases: the temperature, the sun, your voice, numbers, or people. With raise, the subject is the doer and the object is what changes: raise your hand, raise the price, raise a question. If you can ask what did they raise, you need raise plus an object.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
Rise: subject equals the thing changing	📌 Rise：主语等于正在变化的事物	His voice rose suddenly.	📌 他的声音突然提高。
Raise: subject changes an object	📌 Raise：主语改变了一个对象	He raised his voice suddenly.	📌 他突然提高了音量。
If you can name the object, use raise	📌 如果你能指明对象，请使用 raise	Please raise your hand.	📌 请举起你的手。
If no object fits, use rise	📌 如果没有合适的对象，请使用 rise	Please rise.	📌 请起立。

Rise commonly pairs with nouns like sun, temperature, prices, levels, smoke, and tide, emphasizing natural or uncontrolled change. Raise commonly pairs with hand, salary, price, children, funds, standards, and awareness, emphasizing deliberate action. Learning these pairings helps you choose quickly without overthinking.

Word/Phrase	🇨🇳 中文 词/短语	Definition	🇨🇳 中文 定义	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
Rise	🧩 Rise	move upward or increase	🧩 向上移动或增加	The temperature rose overnight.	🧩 温度在一夜之间上升。
Raise	🧩 Raise	lift or increase something	🧩 提升或提高某物	They raised the temperature on the thermostat.	🧩 他们把恒温器的温度调高了。
Rise	🧩 Rise	appear or come into view	🧩 出现或进入视野	Mountains rose in the distance.	🧩 山在远处升起。
Raise	🧩 Raise	collect or obtain	🧩 收集或获得	We raised money for the trip.	🧩 我们为这次旅行筹集了资金。
Raise	🧩 Raise	care for children or animals	🧩 照顾儿童或动物	She raised three kids.	🧩 她养育了三个孩子。

Rise is used in formal or polite instructions to a group when the action has no object, especially in ceremonies. Raise is used when the command is to lift something specific. The difference is visible in courtroom or meeting language.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
Rise for a person or event	📌 Rise 适用于人或事件	Please rise for the judge.	📌 请为法官起立。
Raise for a specific thing to lift	📌 Raise 适用于要提升的具体事物	Please raise your right hand.	📌 请举起你的右手。
Rise can mean stand up	📌 Rise 可以表示站起来	We all rose when she entered.	📌 她进来时，我们都站起来了。

Rise often describes something becoming higher without highlighting who caused it, like tensions, costs, or confidence. Raise highlights agency, like raising standards, raising awareness, or raising doubts. When you want to emphasize responsibility, choose raise.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
Rise for increases that just happen	📌 Rise 用于只是发生的增加	Anxiety can rise before a test.	📌 考试前焦虑会增加。
Raise to emphasize someone’s action	📌 Raise 用于强调某人的行动	The campaign raised awareness.	📌 此项运动提高了公众意识。
Raise can mean mention or introduce	📌 Raise 也可表示提及或提出	She raised an important point.	📌 她提出了一个重要观点。

Rise has an irregular past tense and past participle, while raise is regular. This affects correct writing in perfect tenses and passive voice. Memorizing risen is especially important.

Subject	🇨🇳 中文 主语	Form	🇨🇳 中文 形式	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
I	🙋 我	rise, rose, risen	🙋 rise, rose, risen	I have risen early all week.	🙋 我这周一直很早起床。
You	🙋 你	rise, rose, risen	🙋 rise, rose, risen	You have risen quickly.	🙋 你已经很快起床了。
He	🙋 他	rises, rose, risen	🙋 rises, rose, risen	He has risen to the challenge.	🙋 他已经迎接了挑战。
She	🙋 她	rises, rose, risen	🙋 rises, rose, risen	She has risen in rank.	🙋 她的职级已经提升。
It	🙋 它	rises, rose, risen	🙋 rises, rose, risen	It has risen a lot.	🙋 它已经上升了很多。
We	🙋 我们	rise, rose, risen	🙋 rise, rose, risen	We have risen together.	🙋 我们一起崛起了。
They	🙋 他们	rise, rose, risen	🙋 rise, rose, risen	They have risen from their seats.	🙋 他们已经从座位上站起来了。

Raise is regular in the past and past participle, and it commonly appears in passive voice when the focus is on what was increased or lifted. Because raise takes an object, passive sentences are often natural with it. Keep the object clear to avoid confusion.

Subject	🇨🇳 中文 主语	Form	🇨🇳 中文 形式	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
I	🙋 我	raise, raised, raised	🙋 raise, raised, raised	I raised my hand.	🙋 我举起了我的手。
You	🙋 你	raise, raised, raised	🙋 raise, raised, raised	You have raised the issue.	🙋 你已经提出了这个问题。
He	🙋 他	raises, raised, raised	🙋 raises, raised, raised	He raised the price yesterday.	🙋 他昨天把价格提高了。
She	🙋 她	raises, raised, raised	🙋 raises, raised, raised	She has raised three dogs.	🙋 她养了三只狗。
It	🙋 它	raises, raised, raised	🙋 raises, raised, raised	It raised concerns.	🙋 它引起了担忧。
We	🙋 我们	raise, raised, raised	🙋 raise, raised, raised	We raised enough money.	🙋 我们筹集了足够的钱。
They	🙋 他们	raise, raised, raised	🙋 raise, raised, raised	They were raised by their grandparents.	🙋 他们是由祖父母抚养大的。

Choose rise when the subject itself goes up or increases and no direct object is needed. Choose raise when someone causes an increase or lift and you can name what is affected. If you can naturally say raise something, you usually need raise; if you can only say something rises, you need rise.

Rule	🇨🇳 中文 规则	Example	🇨🇳 中文 例子
No object, change happens	📌 没有对象，变化发生	The water level rose.	📌 水位上升。
Object present, someone causes change	📌 存在对象，有人引起变化	Engineers raised the water level.	📌 工程师把水位抬高了。
Stand up meaning uses rise	📌 站起来的含义使用 rise	Everyone rose to applaud.	📌 大家起立鼓掌。
Lift something uses raise	📌 举起某物时使用 raise	Everyone raised their glasses.	📌 大家举起酒杯。