Meaning
swollen
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “peng” becomes a different word in each tone. 膨 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 膨胀péng zhàngto expand; to inflate; to swell
- 膨大péng dàto swell; to inflate
- 膨化péng huàto pop (corn into popcorn); to puff (grains, legumes etc)
- 通膨tōng péng(Tw) inflation
- 膨压péng yāturgor pressure (botany)
Example Sentence
气球充了气，慢慢膨胀了起来。Qì qiú chōng le qì, màn màn péng zhàng le qǐ lái.The balloon was inflated and slowly expanded.
气球Qì qiúballoon充chōngsufficient了le(completed action)气qìgas，慢慢màn mànslowly膨胀péng zhàngto expand了le(completed action)起来qǐ láito stand up。