增加(zēng jiā): to raise
to raise
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zēng jiā
- Meaning
- to raise; to increase
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
增加 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 增加 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
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.
学生人数一年比一年增加。
xué shēng rén shù yī nián bǐ yī nián zēng jiā
The number of students grows year by year.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 增加 — tap one to open its word page.
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
to participate
to grow; to increase
to process
to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
more (than sth else)
to become a member
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