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增加 (zēng jiā) English Meaning
- to raise
- to increase
Traditional Characters: 增加
增 forms words in:
HSK 4 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
加 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 人口稳定地增加。
Rénkǒu wěndìng dì zēngjiā.
There was a steady increase in population. - 我们预料需求可能增加。
Wǒmen yùliào xūqiú kěnéng zēngjiā.
We anticipate that demand is likely to increase. - 我们要力求增加出口货物。
Wǒmen yào lìqiú zēngjiā chūkǒu huòwù.
We must aim to increase exports. - 会所决定增加报刊订阅分数。
Huìsuǒ juédìng zēngjiā bàokān dìngyuè fēnshù.
The club has decided to increase subscriptions. - 随着进口的增加，需求已经减少。
Suízhe jìnkǒu de zēngjiā, xūqiú yǐjīng jiǎnshǎo.
Demand has been brought down by increase in imports. - 生产成本的增加必定使价格上涨。
Shēngchǎn chéngběn de zēngjiā bìdìng shǐ jiàgé shàngzhǎng.
Any increase in production costs is bound to send up prices.
Stroke Order & Character Components
增 (zēng): to increase; to expand; to add
- 土 (tǔ): earth
- 曾 (céng): once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
加 (jiā): to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍, etc., and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to something or somebody previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions, etc.) to (somebody); to give (support, consideration, etc.) to (something)
- 力 (lì): force
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 增
HSK 4 Word List
- 增加 (zēng jiā): to raise; to increase
HSK 6 Word List
- 递增 (dì zēng): to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive
- 与日俱增 (yǔ rì jù zēng): to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
- 增添 (zēng tiān): add to; increase
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 加
HSK 3 Word List
- 参加(cān jiā): to participate; to take part; to join
HSK 4 Word List
- 加班(jiā bān): to work overtime
- 加油站(jiā yóu zhàn): gas station
- 增加(zēng jiā): to raise; to increase
HSK 6 Word List
- 加工(jiā gōng): to process; processing; working (of machinery)
- 加剧(jiā jù): to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter
- 施加(shī jiā): to exert (effort or pressure)
- 雪上加霜(xuě shàng jiā shuāng): to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation
