"inflation" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 通货膨胀

Definition

价格普遍上涨，导致货币贬值，商品和服务变得越来越贵。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于经济和金融领域，常见表达有“高通货膨胀”、“控制通货膨胀”、“通货膨胀率”。不能用来表示物理上的膨胀（如充气气球）。

Examples

Inflation makes food and clothes more expensive each year.

**通货膨胀**使每年的食物和衣服变得更贵。

The government is trying to reduce inflation.

政府正在努力降低**通货膨胀**。

Because of inflation, my salary buys less than before.

由于**通货膨胀**，我的工资买到的东西比以前少了。

Last year, inflation was the highest it's been in decades.

去年，**通货膨胀**创下了数十年来的新高。

People are worried that inflation will keep going up.

人们担心**通货膨胀**会继续上涨。

When inflation is high, saving money becomes harder.

**通货膨胀**高时，存钱变得更难。