Chinese word dictionary

通胀

tōng zhàng · inflation (abbr. for 通貨膨脹|通货膨胀[tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4])

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Word information

Simplified通胀

Traditional通脹

Pinyintōng zhàng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

通tōng

to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common

胀zhàng

swelling, inflation

How to learn 通胀

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Words with the same characters

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交通jiāotōng

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

普通pǔtōng

common; ordinary; general; average

普通话pǔtōnghuà

Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech

通tōng

to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通过tōngguò

to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via

通知tōngzhī

to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]