增强 zēngqiáng to increase
to increase; to strengthen
How to remember 增强: 增 increase + 强 strong = to increase.
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How it is used
- 增强 (zēngqiáng) means to strengthen or boost something abstract that can grow in intensity - confidence, awareness, immunity.
- Common collocations: 增强信心 (zēngqiáng xìnxīn, boost confidence), 增强体质 (zēngqiáng tǐzhì, strengthen one's physical constitution), 增强意识 (raise awareness).
- Compare with 加强 (jiāqiáng), which is broader and often about reinforcing management, oversight, or effort (加强管理, strengthen management) - 增强 focuses on a quality becoming stronger within a person or system, while 加强 focuses on intensifying an action or measure.
- Formal/written register, common in news and health/policy contexts.