通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng inflation
How to remember 通货膨胀: 通 pass through + 货 products + 膨 bloated + 胀 swelling = inflation.
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How it is used
- The economics term for 'inflation' - 通货膨胀率上升 (tōnghuò péngzhàng lǜ shàngshēng) the inflation rate is rising.
- Often shortened to 通胀 (tōngzhàng) in news and speech. The opposite is 通货紧缩 / 通缩 (deflation) - 陷入通缩 (xiànrù tōngsuō) slide into deflation.
- Formal, financial register; 通货 = currency in circulation, 膨胀 = swelling.
Example sentences
- 利率和通货膨胀很高。 Lìlǜ hé tōnghuòpéngzhàng hěn gāo.Interest rates and inflation were high.