(péng) — (bound form) to expand; to inflate

Definition

A bound morpheme used in technical/scientific words for expansion or puffing up. It appears in compounds like 膨胀 (expand) and 膨化 (puff).

bound form
(bound form) to expandto inflate

Examples

  • Qì qiú shòu rè hòu huì péng zhàng.
    A balloon will expand when heated.
  • Zhè zhǒng líng shí shì péng huà shí pǐn.
    This snack is a puffed food.
  • Wù tǐ yù lěng huì shōu suō, yù rè huì péng zhàng.
    Objects contract when cold and expand when hot.

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