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    Using 膨胀 (péngzhàng) to express "to inflate" or "inflation"

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    Explanation

    The verb 膨胀 (péngzhàng) means "to expand," "to inflate," or "to swell." In economic contexts, it is part of the term 通货膨胀 (tōnghuò péngzhàng), meaning "inflation." It can describe both physical expansion and the economic phenomenon of rising prices.

    Examples

    • 经济过热会导致通货膨胀。

      Jīngjì guòrè huì dǎozhì tōnghuò péngzhàng.

      An overheated economy can lead to inflation.

    • 气球膨胀到一定程度就会爆炸。

      Qìqiú péngzhàng dào yīdìng chéngdù jiù huì bàozhà.

      A balloon will burst when it expands to a certain point.

    • 物价膨胀让老百姓的生活压力越来越大。

      Wùjià péngzhàng ràng lǎobǎixìng de shēnghuó yālì yuè lái yuè dà.

      Price inflation is putting more and more pressure on ordinary people's lives.

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