增长

zēng zhǎng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to grow
2. to increase

Word relationships

Antonyms

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减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower

数量或程度上变少

Related words

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发展

fā zhǎn

development

事物由小到大、由简单到复杂的变化

上升

shàng shēng

to rise

数量、程度等向上变化

Synonyms

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增加

zēng jiā

to raise

数量、程度上的增加

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

zēng zhǎng tiān

Virudhaka (one of the Heavenly Kings)

增长率

zēng zhǎng lǜ

growth rate (esp. in economics)

年均增长率

nián jūn zēng zhǎng lǜ

annual rate of growth

几何级数增长

jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng

exponential increase

经济增长

jīng jì zēng zhǎng

economic growth

经济增长率

jīng jì zēng zhǎng lǜ

economic growth rate

负增长

fù zēng zhǎng

negative growth

Child Words of 增长

增

zēng

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

length

chief