Chinese words starting with “zeng”
11 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zeng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial z · final eng · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 9
- 4th tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 增加zēng jiāHSK 3
to raise; to increase
- 增长zēng zhǎngHSK 3
to grow; to increase
All 11 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 增强 | zēng qiáng | v,vn | to increase; to strengthen | |
| 2 | 增 | zēng | v | (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to | |
| 3 | 增产 | zēng chǎn | to increase production | ||
| 4 | 赠送 | zèng sòng | v,vn | to present as a gift | |
| 5 | 赠 | zèng | v | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | |
| 6 | 增大 | zēng dà | v,vn | to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify | |
| 7 | 增多 | zēng duō | v,vn | to increase; to grow in number | |
| 8 | 增添 | zēng tiān | v | to add; to increase | |
| 9 | 增进 | zēng jìn | v | to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) | |
| 10 | 增值 | zēng zhí | v,vn | to appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy) | |
| 11 | 增收 | zēng shōu | v | to increase revenue; to increase income by (x amount); to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc); (of a school) to have an increased student intake |
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