How to say “increase” in Chinese
increase, grow
“Increase” in Chinese is 增, zēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
增 is read zēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 土 “earth”: to pile on more earth. On the right, 曾 céng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “增”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 增. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我的工资增加了五百块。wǒdegōngzīzēngjiālewǔbǎikuàiMy salary went up by five hundred yuan.
- 我的体重在不断增加wǒdetǐzhòngzàibúduànzēngjiāMy weight keeps going up.
- 今年的销量增长了百分之二十。jīnniándexiāoliàngzēngzhǎnglebǎifēnzhīèrshíThis year sales volume rose by twenty percent.
- 销量增长了百分之二十xiāoliàngzēngzhǎnglebǎifēnzhīèrshíSales rose by twenty percent.
- 今年的利润比去年增加了一倍jīnniándelìrùnbǐqùniánzēngjiāleyíbèiThis year's profit is double last year's.
- 今年粮食产量增加了jīnniánliángshichǎnliàngzēngjiāleThis year's grain harvest has grown.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Prices are rising”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “increase” in Chinese?
“Increase” in Chinese is 增, pinyin zēng.
What does 增 mean?
增 (zēng) means “increase, grow”.
How do you write 增?
增 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 增?
增 is read zēng. Tones: zēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“increase” in the lesson “Prices are rising”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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