Meaning
to rise (of prices; rivers); to swell; distend
Chinese: 水位或价格升高。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhang” becomes a different word in each tone. 涨 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up
- 涨价zhǎng jiàto appreciate (in value); to increase in price
- 高涨gāo zhǎngto surge up; to rise; (of tensions etc) to run high
- 水涨船高shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāothe tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
- 涨到zhǎng dàoto go up; to rise
Example Sentence
下了几天雨，河水涨了不少。Xià le jǐ tiān yǔ, hé shuǐ zhǎng le bù shǎo.After raining for several days, the river rose quite a bit.
下Xiàbelow了le(completed action)几天jǐ tiānseveral days雨yǔrain，河水hé shuǐriver water涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers了le(completed action)不少bù shǎomany。