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增多

zēngduō

to become more numerous

HSK 5 · Topic “Change and growth”
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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

多 duō

Strokes
6
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 客人增多了。 Kèrén zēngduō le. There are more guests now.
  • 车子在增多。 Chēzi zài zēngduō. There are more and more cars.
  • 问题会增多。 Wèntí huì zēngduō. There will be more problems.

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