How to say “rise” in Chinese
rise (of prices, water)
“Rise” in Chinese is 涨, zhǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
涨 is read zhǎng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: the water is rising. On the right, 张 zhāng hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “涨”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 涨. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 最近水果又涨价了zuìjìnshuǐguǒyòuzhǎngjiàleFruit has gone up in price again lately.
- 听说下个月要涨价tīngshuōxiàgeyuèyàozhǎngjiàI hear prices are going up next month.
- 最近物价涨得很快。zuìjìnwùjiàzhǎngdehěnkuàiPrices have been rising fast lately.
- 房租涨到了五千块。fángzūzhǎngdàolewǔqiānkuàiThe rent went up to five thousand yuan.
- 我的工资涨了wǒdegōngzīzhǎngleMy salary went up.
- 物价有上涨的趋势wùjiàyǒushàngzhǎngdeqūshìPrices are showing an upward trend.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Prices are rising”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rise” in Chinese?
“Rise” in Chinese is 涨, pinyin zhǎng.
What does 涨 mean?
涨 (zhǎng) means “rise (of prices, water)”.
How do you write 涨?
涨 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 涨?
涨 is read zhǎng. Tones: zhǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rise” in the lesson “Prices are rising”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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