Chinese word

胀

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàng

Meaning

  • verbbloat

Example

吃太多，我的肚子就会胀。chī tài duō wǒ de dǔ zi jiù huì zhàng

If I eat too much, my stomach gets bloated.

Illustration for 胀 (bloat)

More examples

一整天站着，脚会越来越胀。yì zhěng tiān zhàn zhe jiǎo huì yuè lái yuè zhàng

Standing all day will make your feet swell more and more.

Core concept

Something fills from within until its surface feels stretched and its shape expands.

Common phrases

  • 肚子胀dǔ zi zhàng

    belly bloating

  • 胃胀wèi zhàng

    stomach bloating

  • 手指胀shóu zhǐ zhàng

    swollen fingers

Similar words

膨胀péng zhàng: Increase in overall size because heat or pressure increases the volume of an object or gas.
肿zhǒng: Swell in a specific area because injury or inflammation traps fluid or blood in the tissue.
扩张kuò zhāng: Widen or spread out, especially in an area, space, or blood vessel.

Definition in Chinese

因内部充满气体、液体或压力增大而使身体部位或物体鼓起、体积变大的动作或状态yīn nèi bù chōng mǎn qì tǐ yè tǐ huò yā lì zēng dà ér shǐ shēn tǐ bù wèi huò wù tǐ gú qǐ tǐ jī biàn dà de dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

The simplified character 胀 (zhàng, "bloat") comes from 脹 (zhàng, "bloat"), with 月 (yuè, "flesh") indicating a bodily connection and 張 (zhāng, "stretch") supplying the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • A useful sentence pattern places 得 (de, "to the extent that") after the verb when the resulting tightness or size matters, rather than simply naming the change.

Other meanings

  • swellverb
  • expandverb

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