增加

zēngjiā

verb HSK 3 #2,525

Meanings

1 to increase
2 to raise
3 to add

Characters

to increase; to add

to add; to increase

Examples

人口在不断增加。

Rénkǒu zài búduàn zēngjiā.

The population is constantly increasing.

公司增加了很多新员工。

Gōngsī zēngjiā le hěn duō xīn yuángōng.

The company added many new employees.

我们要增加收入。

Wǒmen yào zēngjiā shōurù.

We need to increase our income.

Tips

usage

增加 means 'to increase/add' and can be used with concrete things (增加人手, add more staff). Compare with 增长 (zēngzhǎng), which means 'to grow' and is used for abstract growth (经济增长, economic growth).

Stroke Order

增 zēng

加 jiā