to increase, to add, to augment

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jīn
nián
jīng
shí
xiàn
le
wěn
dìng
zēng
zhǎng

The economy achieved stable growth this year

2
gōng
huà
zēng
jiā
yuán
gōng
shù
liàng

The company plans to increase the number of employees

3
men
yào
zēng
qiáng
wǎng
luò
ān
quán
shí

We need to strengthen cybersecurity awareness

4
zēng
jiā
le
píng
guǒ

I added an apple.

5
měi
tiān
zēng
jiā
yùn
dòng
shí
jiān
shēn
biàn
gèng
jiàn
kāng
le

He increases his exercise time every day, and his body has become healthier.

6
wèi
le
shēng
gōng
zuò
xiào
gōng
jué
dìng
zēng
jiā
yuán
gōng
péi
xùn
de
tóu

To improve work efficiency, the company decided to increase investment in employee training.

7
de
kuài
zēng

My happiness is increasing day by day.

8
suí
zhe
xué
shēn
duì
hàn
de
xìng
zēng

As he studies more deeply, his interest in Chinese is growing day by day.

9
zài
quán
qiú
huà
bèi
jǐng
xià
kuà
wén
huà
jiāo
liú
de
qiú
zēng
zhè
shǐ使
gèng
duō
rén
xué
wài

In the context of globalization, the demand for cross-cultural communication is increasing day by day, which motivates more people to learn foreign languages.

10
zēng
tiān
le
píng
guǒ

I added an apple.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes15
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#771
Zhuyinㄗㄥ
Components
UnicodeU+589E
CangjieGTHG
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality