增加 zēngjiā to increase
to increase; to raise; add
How to remember 增加: 增 increase + 加 to add = to increase.
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How it is used
- To increase / add to (a quantity) - 增加收入 (zēngjiā shōurù) increase income; 人口增加 the population grew.
- Transitive and intransitive; the object is typically a countable/measurable amount.
- Contrast 增长 (zēngzhǎng) 'to grow' (used for rates/economy, intransitive) and 提高 (tígāo) 'to raise (a level/quality)'; 增加 is about adding quantity.
Example sentences
- 价格增加了一倍。 Jiàgé zēngjiāle yí bèi.The price doubled.
- 我的收入增加了。 Wǒ de shōurù zēngjiā le.My income has increased.
- 出国的人数一直在增加。 Chūguó de rénshù yìzhí zài zēngjiā.The number of people who go abroad has been increasing.