Chinese word

上涨

Pronunciation

Pinyinshàng zhǎng

Meaning

  • verbgo up

Example

最近菜价上涨了。zuì jìn cài jià shàng zhǎng le

Recently, vegetable prices went up.

Illustration for 上涨 (go up)

More examples

今年以来股市持续上涨，投资者更为乐观。jīn nián yǐ lái gǔ shì chí xù shàng zhǎng tóu zī zhě gèng wéi lè guān

Since the beginning of this year, the stock market has continued to rise, and investors are more optimistic.

Core concept

A measured amount, price, or level moves upward to a higher point.

Common phrases

  • 物价上涨wù jià shàng zhǎng

    prices go up

  • 股价上涨gǔ jià shàng zhǎng

    stock prices go up

  • 房价上涨fáng jià shàng zhǎng

    housing prices go up

Similar words

上升shàng shēng: A position, level, or degree moves upward.
增加zēng jiā: A quantity or degree becomes greater.
增长zēng zhǎng: An amount or degree grows over time.
提高tí gāo: A person or action makes an ability, standard, or level higher.

Definition in Chinese

表示数值、价格等向上移动或增加的动作或状态。biǎo shì shù zhí jià gé děng xiàng shàng yí dòng huò zēng jiā de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

上 (shàng, "up") + 涨 (zhǎng, "rise") combines an upward direction with the older image of water swelling, extending that physical rise to amounts and prices.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often uses this verb with a price, amount, or level as the subject, while English may use either a rising subject or a person who raises something, so the sentence structure can differ.

Other meanings

  • increaseverb
  • become more expensiveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 上涨幅度shàng zhǎng fú dùextent of increasenoun
  • 上涨趋势shàng zhǎng qū shìupward trendnoun
  • 上涨空间shàng zhǎng kōng jiānroom for increasenoun

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