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胀
脹
zhàng
1. dropsical
2. swollen
3. to swell
4. to be bloated
Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胀
zhàng
swelling, inflation
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

吹胀
chuīzhàng
to blow up
滞胀
zhìzhàng
stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)
发胀
fāzhàng
to swell up
紫胀
zǐzhàng
to get red and swollen
胀大
zhàngdà
swollen
胀起
zhàngqǐ
bulge
脑胀
nǎozhàng
lit. brain swelling
肿胀
zhǒngzhàng
swelling
膨胀
péngzhàng
to expand
臌胀
gǔzhàng
see [[鼓脹|鼓胀<gǔzhàng>]]
通胀
tōngzhàng
inflation
头胀
tóuzhàng
distention in the head (TCM)
鼓胀
gǔzhàng
to swell
使膨胀
shǐpéngzhàng
to dilate
通胀率
tōngzhànglǚ
inflation rate
通货膨胀
tōnghuòpéngzhàng
inflation
HSK 6
头昏脑胀
tóuhūnnǎozhàng
giddy
头晕脑胀
tóuyūnnǎozhàng
dizzy and light-headed
头脑发胀
tóunǎofāzhàng
swelling of the head (physical condition)
恶性通货膨胀
èxìngtōnghuòpéngzhàng
hyperinflation

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,082
Word Frequency Rank
7,686 of 84,292

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