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通货膨胀

inflation

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

tong1huo4peng2zhang4 • tōnghuòpéngzhàng

Meaning

Primary

inflation

Alternatives

currency inflation

Mnemonic

通货膨胀 Inflation happens when the quantity 货 commodities we use 通 to communicate the price of goods (currency) has 胀 swollen, causing the price of everything 膨 to inflate.

Usage

最近 通货膨胀 让 物价 上涨。

Recently, inflation has caused prices to rise.

通货膨胀 影响 了 许多 家庭 的 生活。

Inflation has affected the lives of many families.

中央银行 提高 利率 来 抑制 通货膨胀。

The central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation.