Definition
涨 (zhàng) means 'to swell' from absorbing moisture or internal pressure — used for beans, wood, or a bloated feeling. Unlike 肿 (zhǒng, swelling from injury/illness) or 膨胀 (péng zhàng, expansion of gas/economy), 涨 is about physical swelling from liquid or fullness. It's distinct from 涨 (zhǎng, to rise in price/water level).
verb
to swellto expand in volumeto be bloated (as in head or swollen head)
Easily confused
- 张zhānglook-aliketo open up; to spread
- 长zhǎngsound-alike(adjective) elder, senior in age
- 长zhǎngsound-alike(verb) to grow
- 章zhāngsound-alike(classifier) for chapters of a book, sections of a document, or clauses of a law
- 胀zhàngsound-alike(verb) to swell
Examples
- ，涨。Dòuzi pào le yì wǎnshàng, dōu zhàng qǐlái le.The beans soaked overnight and have swelled up.
- ，涨。Tā hē le hěn duō jiǔ, liǎn dōu zhàng hóng le.He drank a lot and his face turned red and swollen.
- ，涨。Zhè jǐ tiān kōngqì cháoshī, mùbǎn dōu zhàng le.The air has been humid these past few days, and the wood boards have swollen.
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