Chinese word dictionary

增添

zēngtiān · to add; to increase

Practice word

Word information

Simplified增添

Traditional增添

Pinyinzēngtiān

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

增zēng

to increase; to expand; to augment; to add

添tiān

to add, to append, to increase, to replenish

How to learn 增添

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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增加zēngjiā

to raise; to increase

增长zēngzhǎng

to grow; to increase

增zēng

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

增进zēngjìn

to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc)

增强zēngqiáng

to increase; to strengthen

倍增bèizēng

to double; to redouble; to increase many times over; to multiply by a factor; multiplication