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增 zēng

to increase; to expand; to augment; to add

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 4
Radical
土
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 土曾 ⿰土曾

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  1. 公司的收入增加了。
    Gōngsī de shōurù zēngjiāle.
    The company's income increased.
    company (particle) income increase (le)
  2. 今年的人口增加了吗？
    Jīnnián de rénkǒu zēngjiā le ma?
    Did this year's population increase?
    this-year (particle) population increase (le) (question)
  3. 我们应该增加一些新的活动。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi zēngjiā yìxiē xīn de huódòng.
    We should add some new activities.
    we should increase some new (particle) activity
  4. 今年的销量没有增加。
    Jīnnián de xiāoliàng méiyǒu zēngjiā.
    This year's sales didn't increase.
    this-year (particle) sales-volume not-have increase
  5. 近几年，游客的数量与日俱增。
    Jìn jǐ nián, yóukè de shùliàng yǔrìjùzēng.
    In recent years, the number of tourists has grown by the day.
    recent several year, tourist (particle) number grow-with-day-together-increase

Words with 增 (5)