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“increase” in Chinese

Chinese

Also增 (zēng) · 增大 (zēng dà) · 增长 (zēng zhǎng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzēng jiā

Example

这几个月订单增加了。zhè jǐ gè yuè dìng dān zēng jiā le

Orders have increased over the past few months.

Illustration for 增加 (increase)

How to say “increase” in Chinese

“Increase” in Chinese is 增加 (zēng jiā).

A total or level becomes larger when additional units, events, or force are included.

Full entry for 增加: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 增加

如果销量提高,收入就会增加。rú guǒ xiāo liàng tí gāo shōu rù jiù huì zēng jiā

If sales increase, income will increase.

Tips for using 增加

  • The word works with abstract measures as naturally as with physical things, including frequency, costs, pressure, and strength, so it is not limited to extra objects.

Other Chinese words for “increase”

2

增

zēng

verbincrease

这次活动后,顾客数增了很多。zhè cì huó dòng hòu gù kè shù zēng le hěn duō

The number of customers increased greatly after this event.

这会增大我们的损失。zhè huì zēng dà wǒ men de sǔn shī

This will increase our losses.

4

增长

zēng zhǎng

verbincrease

今年我的收入增长了。jīn nián wǒ de shōu rù zēng zhǎng le

My income increased this year.

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