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增

zēng

increase, add to, augment

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Example sentences

  • 出国的人数一直在增加。

    Chū guó de rén shù yī zhí zài zēng jiā

    The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.

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  • 汽车的数量在增长。

    Qì chē de shù liàng zài zēng zhǎng

    The number of cars is on the increase.

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  • 学生人数一年比一年增加。

    Xué sheng rén shù yī nián bǐ yī nián zēng jiā

    The number of students grows year by year.

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  • 世界人口急剧增长。

    Shì jiè rén kǒu jí jù zēng zhǎng

    World population has rapidly increased.

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Words containing 增

  • 增加zēng jiā 1–1 to raise; to increase
  • 增长zēng zhǎng 1–3 to grow; to increase
  • 增强zēng qiáng 1–2 to increase; to strengthen
  • 增zēng 1(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
  • 增产zēng chǎn 1–3 to increase production
  • 增大zēng dà 1–4 to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify
  • 增多zēng duō 1–1 to increase; to grow in number
  • 增添zēng tiān 1–1 to add; to increase
  • 增进zēng jìn 1–4 to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc)
  • 增值zēng zhí 1–2 to appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy)
  • 与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēng 3–4–4–1to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day
  • 递增dì zēng 4–1 to increase by degrees; in increasing order; incremental; progressive