Meaning of 增大
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to enlarge
- to amplify
- to magnify
How to use 增大
增大 is a fairly formal verb used for things like size, pressure, risk, volume, or differences becoming bigger. It often takes an object or appears with 了 to show a change. Example: 压力越来越大，风险也增大了。(Yālì yuè lái yuè dà, fēngxiǎn yě zēngdà le.) The pressure keeps growing, and the risk has increased too.
增大 is built from 增 (zēng), meaning to increase or add, and 大 (dà), meaning big. Add more until it becomes big, and you have 增大, to enlarge.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 增大 with 长大 (zhǎngdà). 长大 is for people or living things growing up, while 增大 is for amounts, sizes, or degrees getting larger. Also watch the first character: 增 has the earth radical 土 on the left and is easy to mix up with 赠 (zèng, to give as a gift).
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增 zēng · to increase · 15 strokes
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 增大.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大门 | dàmén | entrance; door |
Questions about 增大
What does 增大 mean?
增大 (zēngdà) means "to enlarge; to amplify" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 增大?
增大 is made of 2 characters: 增 (15 strokes), 大 (3 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 增大 an HSK word?
Yes. 增大 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 增大 and 增加?
增加 (zēngjiā) usually means increasing a number or quantity, like people or income. 增大 focuses on size, intensity, or degree, like pressure, volume, or a gap. For example, 增加人数 means adding more people, while 增大压力 means making pressure stronger.
What is the opposite of 增大?
The common opposite is 减小 (jiǎnxiǎo), to reduce or make smaller. For example, 减小风险 means to reduce risk, matching 增大风险, to increase risk.