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涨

漲
zhǎng
verb HSK 6 #6,433

Meanings

  1. 1 to rise; to go up (prices, water levels)
  2. 2 to swell; to expand

Examples

房价又涨了。
Fángjià yòu zhǎng le.
Housing prices have risen again.
河水涨了很多。
Hé shuǐ zhǎng le hěn duō.
The river has risen a lot.
物价一直在涨。
Wùjià yīzhí zài zhǎng.
Prices keep going up.
吃多了，肚子涨得难受。
Chī duō le, dùzi zhàng de nánshòu.
I ate too much, my stomach feels bloated.

Tips

grammar
Two pronunciations: zhǎng (3rd tone) = to rise (prices, water); zhàng (4th tone) = to swell/bloat. 涨价 uses zhǎng; 头昏脑涨 uses zhàng.
usage
The opposite is 跌 (diē, to fall/drop) for prices, or 降 (jiàng, to decrease).

Stroke Order

涨 zhǎng