膨胀
Meaning
péngzhàng peng2 zhang4
- to expand
- to inflate
- to swell
Example sentences
- shǒuxiān 首先 , yīnwèi 因为 hǎishuǐ 海水 biànrè 变热 shí 时 péngzhàng 膨胀 , hǎipíngmiàn 海平面 kěnéng 可能 tígāo 提高 。First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.