上涨

上漲

shàngzhǎng

verb HSK 5 #14,861

Meanings

最近房价上涨了很多。

Zuìjìn fángjià shàngzhǎng le hěnduō.

Housing prices have risen a lot recently.

油价又上涨了。

Yóujià yòu shàngzhǎng le.

Oil prices have gone up again.

河水上涨，很多地方被淹了。

Héshuǐ shàngzhǎng, hěnduō dìfāng bèi yān le.

The river rose and many areas were flooded.

usage

上涨 is mostly used for prices, water levels, and stocks. The opposite is 下降 (xiàjiàng, to fall/decline).

mistakes

Don't confuse 涨 (zhǎng, to rise) with 张 (zhāng, to open/spread). They look similar but have different meanings.

上 shàng

涨 zhǎng