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增加

zēng jiā · zeng jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to raise; to increase
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The rent goes up

  1. Dengdeng

    房东(fángdōng)说(shuō)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)房租(fángzū)要(yào)增加(zēngjiā)。

    The landlord said the rent will go up next month.

  2. Liangliang

    增加(zēngjiā)多少(duōshao)？

    By how much?

  3. Dengdeng

    两百(liǎngbǎi)块(kuài)。

    Two hundred yuan.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只好(zhǐhǎo)少(shǎo)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)了(le)。

    Then we'll have to watch fewer movies.

  5. Dengdeng

    电影票(diànyǐngpiào)的(de)价格(jiàgé)也(yě)增加(zēngjiā)了(le)。

    The movie ticket price has also gone up.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)城(chéng)市(shì)里(lǐ)行(xíng)驶(shǐ)的(de)车(chē)辆(liàng)数(shù)量(liàng)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)。

The number of vehicles driving in the city has increased.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)决(jué)定(dìng)增(zēng)加(jiā)员(yuán)工(gōng)的(de)工(gōng)资(zī)。

The company decided to increase the employees' wages.

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增
zēng

(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

加
jiā

to add; plus

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