# 通货膨胀 (tōnghuòpéngzhàng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 通货膨胀 (tōnghuòpéngzhàng) means “inflation”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: inflation
- Pinyin: tōnghuòpéngzhàng (tong1 huo4 peng2 zhang4)
- Traditional: 通貨膨脹
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 严重的通货膨胀导致物价上涨。
  Yánzhòng de tōnghuòpéngzhàng dǎozhì wùjià shàngzhǎng.
  Severe inflation caused prices to rise.

## Characters

- [通](https://hanziro.com/word/tong-go-through/) (tōng): to go through; open
- [货](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-goods/) (huò): goods; merchandise
- 膨 (péng): swollen
- [胀](https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-swell/) (zhàng): to swell; to expand

https://hanziro.com/word/tong-huo-peng-zhang-inflation/

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