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增多 meaning in English

zēngduō

to increase; to grow in number

HSK 5verb21 strokes

Meaning of 增多

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zēngduō
  1. to increase
  2. to grow in number

How to use 增多

增多 is an intransitive verb used when a countable group gets bigger, often in news or formal writing. It usually follows the subject and rarely takes an object. Example: 最近来北京旅游的人增多了。(Zuìjìn lái Běijīng lǚyóu de rén zēngduō le.) Recently, more people are coming to travel in Beijing.

增 (zēng) means to add, and 多 (duō) means many. Add more until there are many, and you get 增多, to grow in number.

Common mistake: Learners often use 增多 with uncountable things like money amounts or temperature, where 增加 (zēngjiā) or 提高 (tígāo) fits better. Also, avoid putting an object after it: say 学生增多了, not 增多学生.

增多 in example sentences

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

车chē辆liàng增zēng多duō会huì影yǐng响xiǎng到dào城chéng市shì的de环huán境jìng。
An increase in the number of cars will affect the urban environment.
这zhè个ge词cí指zhǐ的de是shì由yóu于yú大dà气qì层céng里lǐ二èr氧yǎng化huà碳tàn含hán量liàng增zēng多duō而ér导dǎo致zhì全quán球qiú变biàn暖nuǎn。
It is a term used to describe the warming of the earth due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Stroke order for each character

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增 zēng · to increase · 15 strokes

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多 duō · many · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 增多.

多少duōshaonumber; amount; somewhat
多久duōjiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
差不多chàbuduōalmost; nearly
许多xǔduōmany; a lot of
好多hǎoduōmany; quite a lot
多么duōmehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)
大多数dàduōshù(great) majority
多数duōshùmajority; most
多云duōyún(meteorology) cloudy
增加zēngjiāto raise; to increase
增长zēngzhǎngto grow; to increase
多年duō niánmany years; for many years

Questions about 增多

What does 增多 mean?

增多 (zēngduō) means "to increase; to grow in number" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 增多?

增多 is made of 2 characters: 增 (15 strokes), 多 (6 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 增多 an HSK word?

Yes. 增多 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 增多 and 增加?

增加 (zēngjiā) is broader and can take an object, as in 增加收入 (increase income). 增多 focuses on quantity becoming more numerous and usually has no object.

What is the opposite of 增多?

The common opposite is 减少 (jiǎnshǎo), to decrease. For example, 车辆减少了 means the number of vehicles went down.

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