Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

to swell; dropsical; swollen; bloated

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhàng, cháng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄤˋ, ㄔㄤˊ

Jyutping

zoeng3

Example sentences

膨脹 / 膨胀 péngzhàng
隨着氣溫升高,物體的體積會膨脹。
随着气温升高,物体的体积会膨胀。

Objects expand in volume as the temperature rises.

大多數物體受熱後都會膨脹。
大多数物体受热后都会膨胀。

Most objects expand after being heated.

吃太飽了,肚子有點脹。
吃太饱了,肚子有点胀。

I ate too much and my stomach feels a bit bloated.

通貨膨脹 / 通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng
嚴重的通貨膨脹導致民生物價大幅上漲。
严重的通货膨胀导致民生物价大幅上涨。

Severe inflation has caused a sharp rise in the price of daily necessities.

手段 shǒuduàn
政府採取了強硬手段來控制通貨膨脹。
政府采取了强硬手段来控制通货膨胀。

The government adopted tough measures to control inflation.

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