涨
Character
of water in a river: to rise and get higher
Readings and meanings
- of water in a river: to rise and get higher
- of prices: to go up, to become more expensive
Examples
水涨了，我们不能过河。
shuǐ zhǎng le wǒ men bù néng guò hé
The water rose, so we can't cross the river.
AI-generated sentence
今年东西的价格涨了很多。
jīn nián dōng xi de jià gé zhǎng le hěn duō
This year, prices have gone up a lot.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “涨” as zhǎng
上涨shàng zhǎngto riseWordHSK 5涨价zhǎng jiàto rise in priceWordHSK 5高涨gāo zhǎngto go up fast and high, like water or pricesWordHSK 7–9水涨船高shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāowhen things get better in general, you get better tooWordHSK 7–9冻涨dòng zhǎngto freezeWord暴涨bào zhǎngto increase sharplyWord涨停zhǎng tíng(of a stock price) to rise to the daily upper limitWord涨到zhǎng dàoto go upWord
HSK 6 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 涨 can sit at a different level.
- to swell CC-CEDICT
- to distend CC-CEDICT
Words that use “涨” as zhàng
涨奶zhàng nǎito have engorged breastsWord涨满zhàng mǎnfull to the point of overflowingWord涨红zhàng hóngto turn redWord
头昏脑涨tóu hūn nǎo zhàng(idiom) to feel giddyVariant of 头昏脑胀WordUnreviewed
头晕脑涨tóu yūn nǎo zhàngdizzy and light-headedVariant of 头晕脑胀WordUnreviewed
Stroke order
All 10 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 涨
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