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7-9

to swell

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Pinyin

zhang4 zhàng

Meaning


Primary

to swell

Alternatives

swell, swelling, swells, swollen, to expand, expand, to bloat, bloat, bloated, bloats, bloating

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ang] chapel where he his stomach is totally 胀 swollen. In fact his stomach almost looks like a 月 moon. Probably because he earlier ate a holy 月 moon that was in the chapel, as he was hungry. He has been in the stall for hours, straining so hard that his face has turned red and 胀 swelled up. Outside there is a 长 long line of annoyed priests waiting for their turn to go to the bathroom.

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