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Simplfied Chinese
膨胀
Traditional Chinese
膨脹
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
péng zhàng
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
paang4 jeung3
Short definition to expand
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions to expandCdict iconAdso icon / to inflateCdict icon / to swellCdict icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to expand
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: samecdic
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: to expand; to inflate; to swell; bilge; bloat; dilatancy; dilatation; dilation; distention; expanding; intumesce; intumescence; physiosis
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: to expand; to inflate; to swell'
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首先(shǒu xiān) first of all
因为(yīn wèi) because
海水(hǎi shuǐ) (n) seawater
变热(biàn rè) to heat up
(shí) when
膨胀(péng zhàng) to expand
海平面(hǎi píng miàn) sea level
可能(kě néng) maybe
提高(tí gāo) to raise

First of all, the level of the ocean could rise, because ocean water expands as it grows warmer.

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