Increase Decrease, Part 1B

This page is part of a "Increase, Decrease" series on mastering all of the Chinese words related to these English terms. These words are especially helpful in discussing business at an upper intermediate (B2) level.

This part focuses on the word pairs 上涨 / 涨​ ​(​shàngzhǎng / zhǎng​) and ​下跌 / 跌​ (​xiàdiē / diē​). The words 上涨 / 涨 (shàngzhǎng/zhǎng) are relatively interchangeable. For both, you can use the translations "to rise" and "to go up" (which are also intransitive in English and can help keep you on the right track). The words 下跌 / 跌 (xiàdiē/diē) are also relatively interchangeable. For those two use the translations “to fall” and “to go down” (also intransitive in English).

Patterns Using 得

Structure

Subj. + [ 上涨 / 下跌 ] + 得 + [ 很快 / 慢 / 厉害 ]

Example Sentences

  • 物价 上涨 得 太 快,不 是 一 件 好 事情。 Wùjià shàngzhǎng de tài kuài, bù shì yī jiàn hǎo shìqing.Prices are rising too fast, and that's not a good thing.
  • 今年 这 支 股票 下跌 得 很 慢。 Jīnnián zhè zhī gǔpiào xiàdiē de hěn màn.This stock has fallen very slowly this year.
  • 今年 黄金的 价格 上涨 得 很 慢。 Jīnnián huángjīn de jiàgé shàngzhǎng de hěn màn.The price of gold has risen very slowly this year.
  • 今年 物价 上涨 得 厉害。 Jīnnián wùjià shàngzhǎng de lìhai.This year, prices have risen sharply.
  • 2018 年 的 房价 上涨 得 很 快。 2018 nián de fángjià shàngzhǎng de hěn kuài.Housing prices have risen very quickly in 2018.

Patterns Using 到

Structure

Subj. + [ 上涨 / 下跌 ] + 到

Example Sentences

  • 这个 小镇的 地价 从 原来的 4000 多 元 一 亩 上涨 到 每 亩 6000 元。 Zhège xiǎozhèn de dejià cóng yuánlái de 4000 duō Yuán yī mǔ shàngzhǎng dào měi mǔ liùqiān Yuán.The price of land in this town has risen from over $4,000 an acre to $6,000 per acre.
  • 猪肉的 价格 从 年初的 9 元 一 斤 下跌 到 7 元 左右。 Zhūròu de jiàgé cóng niánchū de jiǔ Yuán yī jīn xiàdiē dào qī Yuán zuǒyòu.The price of pork has dropped from $9 a catty at the beginning of the year to about $7.
  • 原油的 价格 上涨 到 每 桶 70 美元。 Yuányóu de jiàgé shàngzhǎng dào měi tǒng qīshí Měiyuán.The price of crude oil rose to $70 per barrel.
  • 市场 价格 下跌 到 一定 水平 后 不 再 上涨。 Shìchǎng jiàgé xiàdiē dào yīdìng shuǐpíng hòu bù zài shàngzhǎng.The market price drops to a certain level and then does not rise again.
  • 石油 公司的 股票 价格 从 3 美元 上涨 到 15 美元。 Shíyóu gōngsī de gǔpiào jiàgé cóng sān Měiyuán shàngzhǎng dào shíwǔ Měiyuán.The stock price of the oil company rose from $3 to $15.

Patterns Using 又

Structure

Subj. + 又 + [ 上涨 / 下跌 ] + 了

Example Sentences

  • 和 上 个 月 比,物价上涨 了。 Hé shàng gè yuè bǐ, wùjià yòu shàngzhǎng le.Compared to last month, prices have gone up again.
  • 北京的 房价上涨 了。 Běijīng de fángjià yòu shàngzhǎng le.Beijing's housing prices have risen again.
  • 这 两 天,人民币下跌 了! Zhè liǎng tiān, rénmínbì yòu xiàdiē le!In the past two days, the Yuan has fallen again!
  • 石油 价格 又 上涨 了,油价 下跌 很 难。 Shíyóu jiàgé yòu shàngzhǎng le, yóujià xiàdiē hěn nán. Oil prices have gone up again, and it's hard for oil prices to go down.
  • 根据 数据 显示,大豆 价格下跌 了。 Gēnjù shùjù xiǎnshì, dàdòu jiàgé yòu xiàdiē le.According to the data, soybean prices have fallen again.

Patterns Using 再

Structure

Subj. + 再 + [ 上涨 / 下跌 ]

Example Sentences

  • 我 觉得 下半年 房价 还 会 上涨Wǒ juéde xiàbànnián fángjià hái huì zài shàngzhǎng. I think housing prices will go up again in the second half of the year.
  • 如果 猪肉的 价格 上涨,真 吃不起 猪肉 了。 Rúguǒ zhūròu de jiàgé zài shàngzhǎng , zhēn chībǔqi zhūròu le.If the price of pork goes up again, we really can't afford to eat pork.
  • 经过 我的 分析,这 支 股票 还 会 上涨Jīngguò wǒ de fēnxī, zhè zhī gǔpiào hái huì zài shàngzhǎng. After my analysis, this stock will go up again.
  • 最近 炒 黄金 炒得 厉害,不知道 金价 还 会 不 会 上涨? Zuìjìn chǎo huángjīn chǎo de lìhai, bù zhīdào jīnjià hái huì bù huì zài shàngzhǎng? Recently, the speculation in gold is very strong, I wonder if the gold price will rise again?
  • 国内 和 国际 市场 都 不 想 让 石油 价格 上涨Guónèi hé guójì shìchǎng dōu bù xiǎng ràng shíyóu jiàgé zài shàngzhǎng. Both domestic and international markets do not want oil prices to rise any further.