增加 meaning in English

zēngjiā

to raise; to increase

HSK 3verb20 strokes

Meaning of 增加

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zēngjiā

to raise; to increase

How to use 增加

增加 is used for numbers, amounts and quantities going up, and it can take an object directly or a complement like 了 or 到. Example: 今年学生人数增加了。 (Jīnnián xuéshēng rénshù zēngjiā le.) This year the number of students increased.

增 (zēng) has the earth radical 土 on the left, so picture piling more soil onto a heap to make it bigger. 加 (jiā) means to add, so together 增加 means adding more until the amount grows.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 增 (zēng) with 赠 (zèng, to give as a gift) or 曾 (céng/zēng), which look alike but have different radicals. Also keep the first tone on zēng; it is not zèng.

增加 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ的de体tǐ重zhòng增zēng加jiā了le，不bú是shì吗ma？

You've put on weight, haven't you?

汤tāng姆mǔ一yī年nián内nèi增zēng加jiā了le一yí倍bèi的de投tóu资zī。

Tom doubled his investment in a year.

随suí著zhù汽qì车chē的de增zēng加jiā，空kōng气qì也yě跟gēn著zhù变biàn糟zāo。

With the increase of cars, the air pollution has gotten worse.

她tā最zuì近jìn增zēng加jiā了le体tǐ重zhòng。

She has put on weight recently.

事shì故gù没méi减jiǎn少shǎo而ér增zēng加jiā。

Instead of fewer accidents there are more.

Stroke order for each character

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增 zēng · to increase · 15 strokes

加 jiā · to add · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 增加.

参加	cānjiā	to participate; to take part; to join
加油	jiāyóu	to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
更加	gèngjiā	more (than sth else); even more
加强	jiāqiáng	to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
增长	zēngzhǎng	to grow; to increase
加快	jiākuài	to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
加工	jiāgōng	to process; processing
加入	jiārù	to become a member; to join
加油站	jiāyóuzhàn	gas station
加班	jiābān	to work overtime
加上	jiāshàng	to add; plus; in addition; moreover
加速	jiāsù	to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite

Questions about 增加

What does 增加 mean?

增加 (zēngjiā) means "to raise; to increase" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 增加?

增加 is made of 2 characters: 增 (15 strokes), 加 (5 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 增加 an HSK word?

Yes. 增加 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 增加 and 增长?

增加 focuses on adding to an amount and often takes an object, like 增加工资 (zēngjiā gōngzī, raise wages). 增长 (zēngzhǎng) describes growth over time, often of the economy or population, and usually does not take an object.

How do I say something increased by a certain amount with 增加?

Use 增加了 plus the amount, or 增加到 plus the new total. For example, 增加了一倍 (zēngjiā le yí bèi) means it doubled, while 增加到一百 (zēngjiā dào yìbǎi) means it rose to one hundred.