Chinese word

膨胀

Pronunciation

Pinyinpéng zhàng

Meaning

  • verbexpand

Example

气球在太阳下会膨胀。qì qiú zài tài yáng xià huì péng zhàng

The balloon expands in the sun.

Illustration for 膨胀 (expand)

More examples

长期宽松的货币政策使得物价和资产同时膨胀。cháng qī kuān sōng de huò bì zhèng cè shǐ de wù jià hé zī chǎn tóng shí péng zhàng

Long-term loose monetary policy causes prices and assets to inflate at the same time.

Core concept

Something enlarges from its center until its physical size, reach, or intensity spreads outward.

Common phrases

  • 市场需求膨胀shì chǎng xū qiú péng zhàng

    market demand expands

  • 企业债务膨胀qǐ yè zhài wù péng zhàng

    corporate debt expands

  • 物价膨胀wù jià péng zhàng

    prices inflate

Similar words

扩大kuò dà: Increase the size, amount, or scope of something.
扩张kuò zhāng: Extend territory, influence, or control over a wider area.
上涨shàng zhǎng: Rise in price, value, level, or amount.
肿胀zhǒng zhàng: Become swollen in a part of the body because of injury or inflammation.

Definition in Chinese

膨胀指体积、范围或程度因内外因素而增大，强调由内向外的扩张而非简单累加。péng zhàng zhǐ tǐ jī fàn wéi huò chéng dù yīn nèi wài yīn sù ér zēng dà qiáng diào yóu nèi xiàng wài de kuò zhāng ér fēi jiǎn dān lěi jiā

Word origin

In 膨胀 (péngzhàng, "to swell"), 膨 (péng, "swollen") and 胀 (zhàng, "distended") form a reinforcing compound whose two parts evoke outward swelling.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe a neutral physical change, but with ideas, costs, or demands it often suggests growth that has become too large, so the surrounding noun supplies the tone.

Other meanings

  • expansionnoun
  • inflateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 膨胀率péng zhàng lǜinflation ratenoun
  • 膨胀剂péng zhàng jìinflating agentnoun

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