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滯脹

简滞胀 · 繁滯脹

Mandarin · pinyin zhì zhàng

stagflation (i.e. simultaneous inflation and stagnation)

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滞: zhì · block up, obstruct; stagnant
胀: zhàng · swell, inflate, expand

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4–4 · zhi4 zhang4

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zai6 zoeng3

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noun

(economics) stagflation

verb

(economics) to experience stagflation

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