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增加

zēngjiā

to increase; to add

HSK 3 · Topic “Change and processes”
A person adding a block to a stack
Memory picture

Characters in this word

增 zēng

Strokes
15
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 曾 already, formerly, once
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

加 jiā

Strokes
5
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
力 strength, power 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 收入增加了。 Shōurù zēngjiā le. Income has increased.
  • 请增加一杯水。 Qǐng zēngjiā yì bēi shuǐ. Please add one glass of water.
  • 我们增加人手。 Wǒmen zēngjiā rénshǒu. We are adding more workers.

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