增加

zēngjiā
verb HSK 4 #2,525

Meanings

  1. 1 to increase
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to add

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒmen yào zēngjiā shōurù.
We need to increase our income.
HSK 5
Rénkǒu zài búduàn zēngjiā.
The population is constantly increasing.
HSK 5
Gōngsī zēngjiā le hěnduō xīn yuángōng.
The company added many new employees.

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, which means 'to grow' and is used for abstract growth (经济增长, economic growth).

Stroke Order

增 zēng
加 jiā