膨
胀

To expand in Chinese: 膨胀 (péng zhàng)

péng zhàng

to expand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 膨脹1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to expand
  2. 2to inflate
  3. 3to swell

Stroke order

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膨
胀

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄆㄥˊ

péng

ㄆ/ pㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄤˋ

zhàng

ㄓ/ zhㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

膨胀

Simplified

膨脹

Traditional

Example sentences

See 膨胀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 气球受热后会膨胀。

    qì qiú shòu rè hòu huì péng zhàng。

    A balloon expands when it's heated.

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Related words

胀

zhàng

to swell

捧

pěng

to clasp

捧场

pěng chǎng

to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge)

碰钉子

pèng dīng zi

to meet with a rebuff

碰巧

pèng qiǎo

by chance

碰上

pèng shàng

to run into

碰撞

pèng zhuàng

to collide

批发

pī fā

wholesale

批判

pī pàn

to criticize

披露

pī lù

to reveal

劈

pī

to hack

皮带

pí dài

strap

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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