Chinese word

涨

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǎng

Meaning

  • verbgo up

Example

房租又涨了。fáng zū yòu zhǎng le

The rent went up again.

Illustration for 涨 (go up)

More examples

物价又涨了。wù jià yòu zhǎng le

Prices went up again.

Core concept

An amount moves upward on a scale, from a water level to a price or wage.

Common phrases

  • 物价上涨wù jià shàng zhǎng

    prices go up

  • 涨工资zhǎng gōng zī

    wages go up

  • 涨租金zhǎng zū jīn

    rent goes up

Similar words

上涨shàng zhǎng: Prices or numerical values move upward and become higher, often describing a clear upward change.
上升shàng shēng: A position, level, degree, or measured value moves to a higher point.
增加zēng jiā: A quantity, amount, or rate becomes greater in size or number.
提高tí gāo: A degree, standard, level, or skill is made higher.

Definition in Chinese

（多指价格、工资、房租等）数值向上，也可指水位等物理高度上升，通常表示量的增加。duō zhǐ jià gé gōng zī fáng zū děng shù zhí xiàng shàng yě kě zhǐ shuǐ wèi děng wù lǐ gāo dù shàng shēng tōng cháng biǎo shì liàng de zēng jiā

Word origin

涨 (zhǎng, "rise") originally described water swelling or rising and later extended to prices, wages, and other quantities that become higher.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly presents the amount itself as changing, leaving the person or event that caused the change unstated when that cause is not important.

Other meanings

  • soarverb
  • growverb

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