涨

• 拼音: zhǎng
• 汉字拆解: 涨 = 氵(water) + 张 (to stretch/expand, phonetic)

含义

To rise; to go up; to increase. Used for prices, water levels, or quantities going up.

Commonly used for prices (涨价), water levels (水涨), stocks (股票涨), and salaries (工资涨). Opposite of 跌 (fall) or 降 (decrease). Also pronounced zhàng in 涨红了脸 (face flushed red).

例句

1. 最近菜市场的蔬菜价格涨了不少。
2. 河水涨得很快，已经快到桥面了。
3. 公司宣布下个月给员工涨百分之十的工资。

用法指南

语境: economics, daily life, weather

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 房价又涨了。(Housing prices went up again.)
• 股票今天涨了百分之五。(The stock rose five percent today.)

错误说法

• 涨高 (涨 doesn't pair with 高 — just say 涨了 or use 升高)

起源与历史

Originally meant water rising and overflowing. Extended to mean any kind of increase.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal