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inflation

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tong1huo4peng2zhang4 tōnghuòpéngzhàng

Meaning


Primary

inflation

Alternatives

currency inflation

Mnemonic


通貨膨脹 Inflation happens when the quantity 貨 commodities we use 通 to communicate the price of goods (currency) has 脹 swollen, causing the price of everything 膨 to inflate.

Usage


最近 通貨膨脹 讓 物價 上漲。

Recently, inflation has caused prices to rise.

通貨膨脹 影響 了 許多 家庭 的 生活。

Inflation has affected the lives of many families.

中央銀行 提高 利率 來 抑制 通貨膨脹。

The central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation.