通货膨胀

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 通货膨胀使物价上涨。▶ —
   Inflation drives prices up.
2. 政府采取措施控制通货膨胀。▶ —
   The government took measures to control inflation.

Collocations

Mnemonic

通货 "currency, money in circulation" + 膨胀 "to swell, expand": the currency swelling, i.e. inflation. Same as the Korean word tong-hwa-paeng-chang (通貨膨脹) / inflation. The phenomenon where the money supply grows, the currency loses value, and prices rise (控制通货膨胀 to control inflation). Shortened to 通胀. 通货 means "money in circulation"; 膨胀 means "to swell, expand" (膨胀, 扩张). A core concept in 经济学 (economics).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 通货膨胀 mean?

   • inflation: money grows, prices rise
   • deflation: prices fall
   • a fixed exchange rate
   • a tax cut