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
胀
zhàng
to swell; swollen; bloated
Character
Example phrases
- 连吃几顿油腻外卖后，他的胃一直胀，工作效率也明显下降。 Lián chī jǐ dùn yóunì wàimài hòu, tā de wèi yìzhí zhàng, gōngzuò xiàolǜ yě míngxiǎn xiàjiàng. After several greasy takeaway meals, his stomach stayed bloated and his work efficiency clearly declined.
- 他吃得太多，肚子胀得难受，想出去走走。 Tā chī de tài duō, dùzi zhàng de nánshòu, xiǎng chūqù zǒuzou. He ate too much, his belly felt so bloated and uncomfortable that he wanted to go out for a walk.
- 新鞋子太紧，穿了一天，脚都胀了。 Xīn xiézi tài jǐn, chuān le yì tiān, jiǎo dōu zhàng le. The new shoes are too tight; after wearing them all day, my feet swelled up.
Related words
- 膨胀 péngzhàng to expand; to inflate; to swell
- 通货膨胀 tōnghuòpéngzhàng inflation
- 涨 zhàng to swell; to expand; to feel bloated
- 跳动 tiàodòng to beat; to pulsate; to jump
- 窒息 zhìxī to suffocate; suffocation
- 衰竭 shuāijié to fail; to become exhausted
- 晕头转向 yūntóuzhuànxiàng dizzy and disoriented; utterly confused
- 衰弱 shuāiruò weak; feeble; weakened
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman
- 虚弱 xūruò weak; feeble
- 胎 tāi foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births
- 哑 yǎ mute; hoarse