增加

zēng jiā

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to raise
2. to increase

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 减少 jiǎn shǎo 减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Synonyms

2 items

• 提高 tí gāo 提高 tí gāo to raise 用于提高水平、质量等抽象事物: to raise
• 增添 zēng tiān 增添 zēng tiān to add 常用于增添色彩、乐趣等: to add

Usage notes

Collocations

Common objects are 数量, 收入, 体重, but avoid 增加雨 ('rainfall increases' uses 增多 or 降雨量增加).

Common mistakes

Do not use 增加 with 水平 (use 提高); 增加 is for measurable quantity, not abstract levels.

Example Sentences

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今年公司的收入 增加 了。

The company's revenue has increased this year.

这个城市的人口逐年 增加 。

The population of this city increases year by year.

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Words Containing 增加

• 增加值 增加值 zēng jiā zhí: value added (accountancy)
• 日益增加 日益增加 rì yì zēng jiā: to increase daily
• 经济增加值 经济增加值 jīng jì zēng jiā zhí: Economic value added, EVA
• 逐渐增加 逐渐增加 zhú jiàn zēng jiā: to increase gradually

Child Words of 增加

• 加 加 jiā: to add
• 增 增 zēng: (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to