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zēng
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

Words Containing 增

激增
jī zēng

to increase rapidly

增进
zēng jìn

to promote

与日俱增
yǔ rì jù zēng

to increase steadily

增稠剂
zēng chóu jì

thickener

增值税
zēng zhí shuì

value-added tax (VAT)

增年
zēng nián

to lengthen life

增幅
zēng fú

growth rate

经济增长
jīng jì zēng zhǎng

economic growth

日增
rì zēng

increasing by the day

有增无已
yǒu zēng wú yǐ

constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions

增岗
zēng gǎng

to increase the number of jobs; to create jobs

增重粉
zēng zhòng fěn

gainer (supplement)

增广
zēng guǎng

to widen

增压
zēng yā

to pressurize

增强
zēng qiáng

to increase

增长率
zēng zhǎng lǜ

growth rate (esp. in economics)

增殖
zēng zhí

growth

增殖反应堆
zēng zhí fǎn yìng duī

breeder reactor

猛增
měng zēng

sharp increase

增援
zēng yuán

to reinforce

增长
zēng zhǎng

to grow

增长天
zēng zhǎng tiān

Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)

倍增器
bèi zēng qì

multiplier

增设
zēng shè

to add to existing facilities or services

单核细胞增多症
dān hé xì bāo zēng duō zhèng

mononucleosis

增收
zēng shōu

to increase revenue

增兵
zēng bīng

to reinforce

增三和弦
zēng sān hé xián

augmented triad (musical chord)

增值
zēng zhí

to appreciate (financially)

增补
zēng bǔ

to augment

增加
zēng jiā

to raise

年均增长率
nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ

annual rate of growth

剧增
jù zēng

dramatic increase

增添
zēng tiān

to add

增多
zēng duō

to increase

增稠
zēng chóu

to thicken

增防
zēng fáng

to reinforce defenses

增速
zēng sù

to speed up

几何级数增长
jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng

exponential increase

增删
zēng shān

add and delete

增城区
zēng chéng qū

Zengcheng District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong

增生
zēng shēng

growth (of organism)

增光
zēng guāng

to add luster

有增无减
yǒu zēng wú jiǎn

to increase without letup

经济增长率
jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ

economic growth rate

扩增实境
kuò zēng shí jìng

augmented reality (computing)

递增
dì zēng

to increase by degrees

倍增
bèi zēng

to double

日益增加
rì yì zēng jiā

to increase daily

逐渐增加
zhú jiàn zēng jiā

to increase gradually

增色
zēng sè

to enrich

增温层
zēng wēn céng

thermosphere

蒭藁增二
chú gǎo zēng èr

same as 米拉, Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti), variable star with period of 330 days

经济增加值
jīng jì zēng jiā zhí

Economic value added, EVA

续增
xù zēng

addition

价值增殖
jià zhí zēng zhí

adding value

增大
zēng dà

to enlarge

新增
xīn zēng

to add (sth new)

增厚
zēng hòu

to thicken

增产
zēng chǎn

to increase production

增量参数
zēng liàng cān shù

incremental parameter

增订
zēng dìng

to revise and enlarge (a book)

负增长
fù zēng zhǎng

negative growth

增加值
zēng jiā zhí

value added (accountancy)

增高
zēng gāo

to heighten

增订本
zēng dìng běn

revised and enlarged edition

增益
zēng yì

to increase

增刊
zēng kān

additional publication

增减
zēng jiǎn

to add or subtract

增资
zēng zī

capital increase

血液增强剂
xuè yè zēng qiáng jì

oxyglobin

增白剂
zēng bái jì

whitener

扩增
kuò zēng

to augment

增量
zēng liàng

increment

骨髓增生异常综合征
gǔ suǐ zēng shēng yì cháng zōng hé zhēng

myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

增塑剂
zēng sù jì

plasticizer