胀 meaning in English

zhàng

to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 脹8 strokes

Meaning of 胀

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Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de胃wèi是shì胀zhàng满mǎn的de。

My stomach's full.

鹰yīng嘴zuǐ豆dòu和hé青qīng豆dòu等děng豆dòu类lèi虽suī然rán会huì引yǐn起qǐ胀zhàng气qì，但dàn却què是shì极jí佳jiā的de美měi食shí。

Some legumes, like chickpeas and green beans, cause flatulence but are excellent foods.

利lì率lǜ和hé通tōng货huò膨péng胀zhàng很hěn高gāo。

Interest rates and inflation were high.

首shǒu先xiān，因yīn为wèi海hǎi水shuǐ变biàn热rè时shí膨péng胀zhàng，海hǎi平píng面miàn可kě能néng提tí高gāo。

First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.

随suí着zhe通tōng货huò膨péng胀zhàng的de发fā展zhǎn美měi元yuán贬biǎn值zhí了le。

The value of the dollar declines as the rate of inflation rises.

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What does 胀 mean?

胀 (zhàng) means "to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 胀?

胀 is made of 1 character: 胀 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 胀 an HSK word?

Yes. 胀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 胀 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 胀 is written 脹.