涨
zhǎng
Meaning
- to rise (of prices, rivers)
Definition
水位升高；价格提高；情绪高涨。
To rise (of water level); to increase (of price); to surge (of emotion).
Usage
常用来描述水位的上升、物价的上涨或情绪的激动。
Often used to describe the rise of water levels, increase in prices, or excitement in emotions.
Examples
- 1 河水涨了。 (The river water has risen.)
- 2 最近蔬菜价格涨得很快。 (Vegetable prices have been rising quickly recently.)
- 3 看到这一幕，群众情绪高涨。 (Seeing this scene, the crowd's emotions surged.)
- 4 工资没涨，物价却涨了。 (Salaries haven't increased, but prices have.)
- 5 洪水涨到了警戒线。 (The floodwater has risen to the warning level.)
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