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涨幅

zhǎngfú

increase; growth rate; extent of rise

A small figure climbs steps of a rising red bar chart
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Characters in this word

涨 zhǎng

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 张 to display
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

幅 fú

Strokes
12
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel 畐 to fill
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 房租的涨幅超过工资增长,年轻人的生活压力自然会加重。 Fángzū de zhǎngfú chāoguò gōngzī zēngzhǎng, niánqīngrén de shēnghuó yālì zìrán huì jiāzhòng. When the increase in rent exceeds wage growth, young people's living pressure naturally becomes heavier.
  • 今年物价的涨幅比较小,大家的压力轻了一点。 Jīnnián wùjià de zhǎngfú bǐjiào xiǎo, dàjiā de yālì qīng le yīdiǎn. This year prices rose relatively little, so everyone's burden got a bit lighter.
  • 这只股票的涨幅达到百分之十,投资者都很兴奋。 Zhè zhī gǔpiào de zhǎngfú dádào bǎifēnzhī shí, tóuzīzhě dōu hěn xīngfèn. This stock rose by ten percent, and the investors were all excited.

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