How to say “grow” in Chinese
grow (of figures)
“Grow” in Chinese is 增长, zēng zhǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
增长 is read zēng zhǎng: 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.
Its second reading is zhǎng, “grow”.
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 “增长”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 增长. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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.
- 今年的产量增长了两成。jīnniándechǎnliàngzēngzhǎngleliǎngchéngThis year output grew by twenty percent.
- 公司的利润大幅增长了gōngsīdelìrùndàfúzēngzhǎngleThe company's profits rose sharply.
- 近几年，新能源汽车的销量呈现出快速增长的趋势。jìnjǐnián,xīnnéngyuánqìchēdexiāoliàngchéngxiànchūkuàisùzēngzhǎngdeqūshìIn recent years, sales of new-energy vehicles have been showing rapid growth.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “grow” in Chinese?
“Grow” in Chinese is 增长, pinyin zēngzhǎng.
What does 增长 mean?
增长 (zēngzhǎng) means “grow (of figures)”.
How do you write 增长?
增长 is 2 characters: 增 (zēng) — increase; 长 (cháng) — long. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 增长?
增长 is read zēngzhǎng. Tones: zēng — first tone, zhǎng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“grow” 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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