stay high; remain elevated
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of prices, values, etc.) to remain persistently high; to stay elevated
formalUsed in economic, financial, and statistical contexts to describe prices, costs, inflation rates, or other metrics that have risen and stayed at a high level for a sustained period.
Dà大
chéng城
shì市
fáng房
jià价
chí持
xù续
gāo高
qǐ企
，
ràng让
xǔ许
duō多
nián年
qīng轻
rén人
wàng望
ér而
què却
bù步
。
Housing prices in big cities continue to stay high, making many young people hesitant to buy.
Yīn因
yuán原
cái材
liào料
chéng成
běn本
gāo高
qǐ企
，
chǎn产
pǐn品
jià价
gé格
yě也
xiāng相
yìng应
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
Because raw material costs remain high, product prices have also risen accordingly.
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Tōng通
huò货
péng膨
zhàng胀
lǜ率
yī一
zhí直
gāo高
qǐ企
，
gěi给
yāng央
háng行
dài带
lái来
le了
jù巨
dà大
yā压
lì力
。
The inflation rate has stayed persistently high, putting great pressure on the central bank.
Zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
shī失
yè业
lǜ率
gāo高
qǐ企
de的
wèn问
tí题
jí亟
dài待
jiě解
jué决
。
The persistently high unemployment rate in this region urgently needs to be addressed.