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增长

zēngzhǎng

to grow; to increase

A person stacking a block higher
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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

长 cháng

Strokes
4
Radical
长 — long, lasting
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 收入增长了。 Shōurù zēngzhǎng le. Income has grown.
  • 知识在增长。 Zhīshi zài zēngzhǎng. Knowledge is growing.
  • 人数增长快。 Rénshù zēngzhǎng kuài. The number of people is growing fast.

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