增 (zēng) means Increase (add - expand). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
市场需求正在 增 加。
Shìchǎng xūqiú zhèngzài zēngjiā.
Market demand is increasing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 需求
他的名气与日俱 增 。
Tā de míngqì yǔrìjùzēng.
His fame grows with each passing day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 与日俱增
难度按题号依次递 增 。
Nándù àn tí hào yīcì dìzēng.
The difficulty increases step by step with the question number.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 递增
学校 增 加了科研经费。
Xuéxiào zēngjiā le kēyán jīngfèi.
The school increased its research funding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 经费
这里的人口逐年 增 加。
Zhèlǐ de rénkǒu zhúnián zēngjiā.
The population here rises year by year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逐年
今年家里的收入 增 加了。
Jīnnián jiā lǐ de shōurù zēngjiā le.
The family income has risen this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 收入
今年学生的数量 增 加了。
Jīnnián xuésheng de shùliàng zēngjiā le.
The number of students has increased this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 数量
我们要 增 加练习的时间。
Wǒmen yào zēngjiā liànxí de shíjiān.
We need to increase our practice time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 增加
今年农民的收入 增 加了。
Jīnnián nóngmín de shōurù zēngjiā le.
Farmers' incomes rose this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 农民
公司的销售额逐年递 增 。
Gōngsī de xiāoshòu'é zhúnián dìzēng.
The company's sales increase year on year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 递增
最近他的工作 增 加了不少。
Zuìjìn tā de gōngzuò zēngjiā le bù shǎo.
His workload has grown quite a lot recently.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 增加
这几年城市人口急剧 增 加。
Zhè jǐ nián chéngshì rénkǒu jíjù zēngjiā.
The urban population has risen sharply in recent years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急剧
多出去走走可以 增 长见闻。
Duō chūqù zǒuzou kěyǐ zēngzhǎng jiànwén.
Getting out more broadens what you know and have seen.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 见闻
几盆花给房间 增 添了生气。
Jǐ pén huā gěi fángjiān zēngtiān le shēngqì.
A few pots of flowers added life to the room.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 增添
政府 增 加了对老年人的福利。
Zhèngfǔ zēngjiā le duì lǎoniánrén de fúlì.
The government has increased welfare for the elderly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 福利
这件事给他 增 添了不少麻烦。
Zhè jiàn shì gěi tā zēngtiān le bù shǎo máfan.
This affair added a good deal of trouble for him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 增添
随着年龄的 增 长，他更冷静了。
Suízhe niánlíng de zēngzhǎng, tā gèng lěngjìng le.
As he gets older he has become calmer.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 随着
今年的财政收入比去年 增 加了。
Jīnnián de cáizhèng shōurù bǐ qùnián zēngjiā le.
This year's fiscal revenue is higher than last year's.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 财政
根据统计，今年的人数 增 加了。
Gēnjù tǒngjì, jīnnián de rénshù zēngjiā le.
According to the statistics, numbers are up this year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 统计
收入 增 加了，开支也相应 增 加。
Shōurù zēngjiā le, kāizhī yě xiāngyìng zēngjiā.
Income has risen and spending has risen correspondingly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 相应
大家对这个话题的兴趣与日俱 增 。
Dàjiā duì zhège huàtí de xìngqù yǔrìjùzēng.
Interest in this topic grows daily.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 与日俱增
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Words that contain 增
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Questions about 增
How is 增 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 增 (zēng, "Increase (add - expand)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 增 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 增 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 增?
The dictionary page for 增 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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