高涨 gāozhǎng to surge up
to surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high
How to remember 高涨: 高 high + 涨 flood tide = to surge up.
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- To run high / surge up (of feelings, prices, tides) - 情绪高涨 (qíngxù gāozhǎng) spirits soaring, 物价高涨 (wùjià gāozhǎng) prices surging.
- For rising emotions, enthusiasm, tensions, or prices reaching a high level.
- Register: news/formal; contrast steady 上涨 (shàngzhǎng) - 高涨 stresses a high, mounting level.