How to say “increase” in Chinese
increase, add
“Increase” in Chinese is 增加, zēng jiā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
增加 is read zēng jiā: 2 syllables. 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.
力 “strength” and 口 “mouth”.
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 “增加”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 增加. 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.
- 城镇人口不断增加。chéngzhènrénkǒubúduànzēngjiāThe population of cities and towns keeps growing.
- 这座城市以惊人的速度发展，十年间人口增加了一倍。zhèzuòchéngshìyǐjīngréndesùdùfāzhǎn,shíniánjiānrénkǒuzēngjiāleyíbèiThis city is developing at an astonishing speed: in ten years its population has doubled.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “increase” in Chinese?
“Increase” in Chinese is 增加, pinyin zēngjiā.
What does 增加 mean?
增加 (zēngjiā) means “increase, add”.
How do you write 增加?
增加 is 2 characters: 增 (zēng) — increase; 加 (jiā) — add. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 增加?
增加 is read zēngjiā. Tones: zēng — first tone, jiā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“increase” in the lesson “Up and down”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. 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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