增长

zēng zhǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to grow
2. to increase

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 减少 jiǎn shǎo 减少 jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 数量或程度上变少: to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

Related words

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• 发展 fā zhǎn 发展 fā zhǎn development 事物由小到大、由简单到复杂的变化: development
• 上升 shàng shēng 上升 shàng shēng to rise 数量、程度等向上变化: to rise

Synonyms

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• 增加 zēng jiā 增加 zēng jiā to raise 数量、程度上的增加: to raise

Usage notes

Collocations

增长常与“经济”、“人口”、“数量”等抽象名词搭配，表示持续增加的趋势。

Common mistakes

勿与“增加”完全混用；“增长”多用于抽象、连续的变化，“增加”可用于具体可数的事物。

Example Sentences

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旅行可以 增长 见闻。

Traveling can broaden one's knowledge.

今年同期销售额 增长 了10%。

Sales in the same period this year increased by 10%.

随着年龄的 增长 ，她变得越来越独立。

As she grows older, she becomes more and more independent.

经济学家预测明年经济会 增长 。

Economists predict that the economy will grow next year.

这个城市的经济正在快速 增长 。

The economy of this city is growing rapidly.

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Words Containing 增长

• 增长天 增长天 zēng zhǎng tiān: Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)
• 增长率 增长率 zēng zhǎng lǜ: growth rate (esp. in economics)
• 年均增长率 年均增长率 nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ: annual rate of growth
• 几何级数增长 几何级数增长 jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng: exponential increase
• 经济增长 经济增长 jīng jì zēng zhǎng: economic growth
• 经济增长率 经济增长率 jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ: economic growth rate
• 负增长 负增长 fù zēng zhǎng: negative growth

Child Words of 增长

• 增 增 zēng: (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
• 长 长 cháng: length
• 长 长 zhǎng: chief