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增值

zēngzhí

to increase in value; to add value

A person waters a green tree growing from a mound of coins
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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

值 zhí

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 直 straight, vertical
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 技术升级不仅能降低成本,还能让原有产品持续增值。 Jìshù shēngjí bùjǐn néng jiàngdī chéngběn, hái néng ràng yuányǒu chǎnpǐn chíxù zēngzhí. Technological upgrading can not only reduce costs, but also allow existing products to keep increasing in value.
  • 老城区改造后,附近的房子都增值了不少。 Lǎochéngqū gǎizào hòu, fùjìn de fángzi dōu zēngzhí le bùshǎo. After the old district was renovated, the houses nearby rose in value quite a lot.
  • 他把积蓄用来投资,希望几年后能增值。 Tā bǎ jīxù yòng lái tóuzī, xīwàng jǐ nián hòu néng zēngzhí. He invested his savings, hoping they would grow in value a few years later.

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