通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
tōng huò péng zhàng
Pinyin

Definition

通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
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tōng huò péng zhàng
  1. inflation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
普通
pǔ tōng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 ordinary
  3. 3 general
  4. 4 average
沟通
gōu tōng
  1. 1 to join
  2. 2 to connect
  3. 3 to link up
  4. 4 to communicate
联通
Lián tōng
  1. 1 China United Telecommunications Corporation
  2. 2 aka China Unicom or Unicom
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
通
tōng
  1. 1 to go through
  2. 2 to know well
  3. 3 (suffix) expert
  4. 4 to connect
  5. 5 to communicate
  6. 6 open
  7. 7 to clear
  8. 8 classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

Idioms (20)

一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
一通百通
yī tōng bǎi tōng
  1. 1 grasp this fundamental point and all the rest will follow (idiom)
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Sample Sentences

面对价格的大幅上涨，一部分市民出现恐慌心理。为此，专家特别提醒广大消费者，此次价格上涨只是正常的价格调整，不会引发通货膨胀，请市民们放心。
miànduì jiàgé de dàfú shàngzhǎng ，yībùfèn shìmín chūxiàn kǒnghuāng xīnlǐ 。wèicǐ ，zhuānjiā tèbié tíxǐng guǎngdà xiāofèizhě ，cǐcì jiàgé shàngzhǎng zhǐshì zhèngcháng de jiàgé tiáozhěng ，bùhuì yǐnfā tōnghuò péngzhàng ，qǐng shìmín men fàngxīn 。
When faced with substantially increased prices, some citizens feel a sense of panic. Because of this, the experts would like to remind consumers that the recent increase is a normal price adjustment, it will not cause inflation and that the people can put their minds at ease.
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啊哟，现在通货膨胀这么厉害，钱每天都在贬值。存钱根本就是一种浪费。你能接受贷款买房，为什么那么反对办信用卡？
āyō ，xiànzài tōnghuò péngzhàng zhème lìhai ，qián měitiān dōu zài biǎnzhí 。cúnqián gēnběn jiùshì yī zhǒng làngfèi 。nǐ néng jiēshòu dàikuǎn mǎifáng ，wèishénme nàme fǎnduì bàn xìnyòngkǎ ？
Yikes! Nowadays, with inflation so crazy, money just depreciates in value every day. Putting money into savings is a complete waste. You can accept taking out a mortgage to buy a house-- why are you so opposed to getting a credit card?
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是不容易。而且现在通货膨胀这么厉害，再不涨工资，全国人民都要喝西北风了。
shì bù róngyì 。érqiě xiànzài tōnghuòpéngzhàng zhè me lìhai ，zài bù zhǎng gōngzī ，quánguó rénmín dōu yào hē xīběifēng le 。
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