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to raise
to grow
to promote
to increase
to double
to increase by degrees
to increase rapidly
to increase steadily
to increase production
to increase revenue
to speed up
to add
Notice where 增 sits in each complete thought.
You've put on weight, haven't you?
Source: Tatoeba #873305 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'll see to it that you have a raise after the first year.
Source: Tatoeba #332684 · CC BY 2.0 FRIt is important that we build up our health.
Source: Tatoeba #1577202 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe number of officials doubled last year.
Source: Tatoeba #5085563 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe number of people who go abroad has been increasing.
Source: Tatoeba #1394883 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe number of students grows year by year.
Source: Tatoeba #3537968 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.