Usage note
这个字表示价格或水位从低变高。
Zhège zì biǎoshì jiàgé huò shuǐwèi cóng dī biàn gāo.
This character means prices or water levels go from low to high.
Context note
在超市里，我们经常看到水果的价格会涨。
Zài chāoshì lǐ, wǒmen jīngcháng kàn dào shuǐguǒ de jiàgé huì zhǎng.
In the supermarket, we often see fruit prices rise.
5 examples
今天苹果的价格涨了。
jīn tiān píng guǒ de jià gé zhǎng le。
Today the price of apples rose.
牛奶的价格涨了一块钱。
niú nǎi de jià gé zhǎng le yí kuài qián。
The price of milk rose by one yuan.
面包的价格没有涨。
miàn bāo de jià gé méi yǒu zhǎng。
The price of bread did not rise.
鸡蛋的价格涨得很快。
jī dàn de jià gé zhǎng dé hěn kuài。
The price of eggs rose very quickly.
糖的价格涨了两次。
táng de jià gé zhǎng le liǎng cì。
The price of sugar rose twice.
5 mini stories
小明去超市买苹果。他发现苹果的价格涨了。
xiǎo míng qù chāo shì mǎi píng guǒ。 tā fā xiàn píng guǒ de jià gé zhǎng le。
Xiao Ming went to the supermarket to buy apples. He found that the price of apples rose.
妈妈买牛奶时，看到价格涨了。她决定少买一瓶。
mā ma mǎi niú nǎi shí， kàn dào jià gé zhǎng le。 tā jué dìng shǎo mǎi yì píng。
When Mom bought milk, she saw the price rose. She decided to buy one less bottle.
面包店的面包价格涨了。小红还是买了一个。
miàn bāo diàn de miàn bāo jià gé zhǎng le。 xiǎo hóng hái shì mǎi le yí gè。
The bread price at the bakery rose. Xiao Hong still bought one.
鸡蛋的价格涨了，但爸爸说没关系。我们每天都需要鸡蛋。
jī dàn de jià gé zhǎng le， dàn bà ba shuō méi guān xì。 wǒ men měi tiān dōu xū yào jī dàn。
The price of eggs rose, but Dad said it's okay. We need eggs every day.
糖的价格涨了两次。奶奶说我们少吃一点糖。
táng de jià gé zhǎng le liǎng cì。 nǎi nai shuō wǒ men shǎo chī yì diǎn táng。
The price of sugar rose twice. Grandma said we should eat less sugar.
Mini dialogue
水果涨价
A
苹果的价格涨了。
Píngguǒ de jiàgé zhǎng le.
The price of apples has risen.
B
是啊，比上周贵了。
Shì a, bǐ shàng zhōu guì le.
Yes, it's more expensive than last week.
水涨船高
A
河水涨了，小船也高了。
Hé shuǐ zhǎng le, xiǎo chuán yě gāo le.
The river water rose, and the little boat also went up.
B
这就是水涨船高。
Zhè jiù shì shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo.
This is 'when the water rises, the boat goes up'.
Related words and contrasts
similar
升
shēng
rise, go up
Similar: general rise
opposite
降
jiàng
fall, drop
Opposite: to fall or drop
related
涨价
zhǎng jià
price increase
Related: price rise