膨 péng
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 彭 name of an ancient country
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
膨胀
péngzhàng
to expand; to inflate; to swell
Characters in this word
胀 zhàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 长 long, lasting
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 资产价格过快膨胀，可能掩盖真实的债务风险。 Zīchǎn jiàgé guò kuài péngzhàng, kěnéng yǎngài zhēnshí de zhàiwù fēngxiǎn. Asset prices inflating too quickly may conceal real debt risks.
- 面团放在温暖的地方会慢慢膨胀。 Miàntuán fàng zài wēnnuǎn de dìfang huì mànmàn péngzhàng. Dough left in a warm place slowly expands.
- 金属受热会膨胀，遇冷会收缩。 Jīnshǔ shòu rè huì péngzhàng, yù lěng huì shōusuō. Metal expands when heated and contracts when cooled.
Related words
- 通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng inflation
- 胀 zhàng to swell; swollen; bloated
- 蔓延 mànyán to spread; to extend
- 扩散 kuòsàn to spread; diffuse; disseminate
- 开辟 kāipì to open up; to pioneer
- 扩张 kuòzhāng to expand; expansion
- 开拓 kāituò to open up; to pioneer; to expand
- 扩充 kuòchōng to expand; augment; enrich
- 开天辟地 kāitiānpìdì epoch-making; unprecedented
- 扩 kuò to expand; enlarge; extend
- 接轨 jiēguǐ to connect with; to align with
- 崛起 juéqǐ to rise; to emerge rapidly