Usage note
涨价意思是东西的价格变高了。
Zhǎngjià yìsi shì dōngxi de jiàgé biàn gāo le.
Price increase means the price of something becomes higher.
Context note
最近很多零食都涨价了，所以我们要少买一点。
Zuìjìn hěnduō língshí dōu zhǎngjià le, suǒyǐ wǒmen yào shǎo mǎi yīdiǎn.
Recently many snacks have had a price increase, so we should buy a little less.
5 examples
面包涨价了。
miàn bāo zhǎng jià le。
Bread had a price increase.
牛奶涨价了五毛钱。
niú nǎi zhǎng jià le wǔ máo qián。
Milk had a price increase of fifty cents.
水果涨价了，我们买少一点。
shuǐ guǒ zhǎng jià le， wǒ men mǎi shǎo yì diǎn。
Fruit had a price increase, we buy a little less.
糖涨价了两次。
táng zhǎng jià le liǎng cì。
Sugar had a price increase twice.
鸡蛋涨价了，但我们需要吃。
jī dàn zhǎng jià le， dàn wǒ men xū yào chī。
Eggs had a price increase, but we need to eat them.
5 mini stories
小明发现面包涨价了。他告诉妈妈。
xiǎo míng fā xiàn miàn bāo zhǎng jià le。 tā gào sù mā ma。
Xiao Ming found that bread had a price increase. He told Mom.
牛奶涨价了，妈妈决定买少一瓶。小华同意了。
niú nǎi zhǎng jià le， mā ma jué dìng mǎi shǎo yì píng。 xiǎo huá tóng yì le。
Milk had a price increase, Mom decided to buy one less bottle. Xiao Hua agreed.
水果涨价了，小红说我们买苹果吧。苹果没有涨价。
shuǐ guǒ zhǎng jià le， xiǎo hóng shuō wǒ men mǎi píng guǒ ba。 píng guǒ méi yǒu zhǎng jià。
Fruit had a price increase, Xiao Hong said let's buy apples. Apples did not have a price increase.
糖涨价了两次。奶奶说我们少吃糖。
táng zhǎng jià le liǎng cì。 nǎi nai shuō wǒ men shǎo chī táng。
Sugar had a price increase twice. Grandma said we should eat less sugar.
鸡蛋涨价了，但爸爸说没关系。我们每天都需要鸡蛋。
jī dàn zhǎng jià le， dàn bà ba shuō méi guān xì。 wǒ men měi tiān dōu xū yào jī dàn。
Eggs had a price increase, but Dad said it's okay. We need eggs every day.
Mini dialogue
水果涨价了
A
苹果怎么这么贵？
Píngguǒ zěnme zhème guì?
Why are apples so expensive?
B
最近水果都涨价了。
Zuìjìn shuǐguǒ dōu zhǎngjià le.
Recently, fruit prices have all increased.
面包也涨价
A
这个面包以前五块，现在六块了。
Zhège miànbāo yǐqián wǔ kuài, xiànzài liù kuài le.
This bread used to be five yuan, now it's six.
B
是啊，很多东西都涨价了。
Shì a, hěn duō dōngxi dōu zhǎngjià le.
Yes, many things have increased in price.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
降价
jiàng jià
price decrease
降价 means the price goes down, opposite of 涨价.
related
贵
guì
expensive
When prices 涨价, things become 贵.
contrast
便宜
pián yi
cheap
便宜 is the opposite of 贵; 降价 makes things 便宜.