Chinese word

增

Pronunciation

Pinyinzēng

Meaning

  • verbincrease

Example

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.

Illustration for 增 (increase)

More examples

上一季度，公司销售增加了15%。shàng yí jì dù gōng sī xiāo shòu zēng jiā le 15

Last quarter, the company's sales increased by 15%.

Core concept

More is built onto a baseline, making an existing quantity or level greater.

Common phrases

  • 销售增加xiāo shòu zēng jiā

    sales increase

  • 客户增加kè hù zēng jiā

    customer increase

  • GDP增长GDP zēng zhǎng

    GDP growth

Similar words

增加zēng jiā: Increase the amount of something, or become greater in amount.
提高tí gāo: Make a level, quality, or evaluation higher.
提升tí shēng: Improve an ability, status, or quality to a higher level.
增强zēng qiáng: Strengthen a force, effect, or function.

Definition in Chinese

表示数量、程度或次数等向上增多的动作或结果。biǎo shì shù liàng chéng dù huò cì shù děng xiàng shàng zēng duō de dòng zuò huò jié guǒ

Word origin

增 (zēng, "increase") uses 土 (tǔ, "earth") for its meaning element and 曾 (zēng, "formerly") for its sound, reflecting the traditional meaning-and-sound structure of the character.

Usage tips

  • The subject may be the thing that changes or an agent that adds something, so the surrounding nouns determine whether English uses an intransitive or transitive verb.

Other meanings

  • addverb

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