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).
Contents
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。 Prices are rising too fast, and that's not a good thing.
- 今年 这 支 股票 下跌 得 很 慢。 This stock has fallen very slowly this year.
- 今年 黄金的 价格 上涨 得 很 慢。 The price of gold has risen very slowly this year.
- 今年 物价 上涨 得 厉害。 This year, prices have risen sharply.
- 2018 年 的 房价 上涨 得 很 快。 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。 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。 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。 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。 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。
Patterns Using 又
Structure
Subj. + 又 + [ 上涨 / 下跌 ] + 了
Example Sentences
- 和 上 个 月 比,物价 又 上涨 了。 Compared to last month, prices have gone up again.
- 北京的 房价 又 上涨 了。 Beijing's housing prices have risen again.
- 这 两 天,人民币 又 下跌 了! In the past two days, the Yuan has fallen again!
- 石油 价格 又 上涨 了,油价 下跌 很 难。 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 又 下跌 了。 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 再 上涨。 I think housing prices will go up again in the second half of the year.
- 如果 猪肉的 价格 再 上涨,真 吃不起 猪肉 了。 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 再 上涨。 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 再 上涨? 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 再 上涨。 Both domestic and international markets do not want oil prices to rise any further.