膨胀 péngzhàng to expand
to expand; to inflate; to swell
How to remember 膨胀: 膨 bloated + 胀 swelling = to expand.
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How it is used
- To expand / swell / inflate - physical and figurative - 气球膨胀 (qìqiú péngzhàng) the balloon expands; 通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng) inflation; 自我膨胀 (zìwǒ péngzhàng) an inflated ego.
- Covers physics (heat expansion), economics (通胀 inflation), and psychology (a swollen sense of self).
- The economic and ego uses are especially common.
Example sentences
- 利率和通货膨胀很高。 Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.Interest rates and inflation were high.