通胀

通脹

tōngzhàng

noun #65,905

Meanings

HSK 7-9

通胀太高，钱越来越不值钱了。

Tōngzhàng tài gāo, qián yuèláiyuè bùzhíqián le.

Inflation is so high that money is worth less and less.

HSK 7-9

央行加息是为了抑制通胀。

Yāngháng jiāxī shì wèile yìzhì tōngzhàng.

The central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation.

usage

Short for 通货膨胀, literally "currency swelling". The opposite is 通缩, deflation, from 通货紧缩. Taiwan shortens inflation to 通膨 instead.

通 tōng

胀 zhàng