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| Pronunciation |
: |
zēng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- increase; gain; add; expand; grow. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
土 |
| Strokes |
: |
15 |
| Traditional |
: |
增 |
| Usage |
: |
26.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
increase; swell; improve; expand; wax |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
increase; swell; grow; rise |
Sentences:
| 1. The workers are striking for higher wages. |
| gōng |
rén |
men |
bà |
gōng |
yāo |
qiú |
zēng |
jiā |
gōng |
zī |
。 |
| 工 |
人 |
们 |
罢 |
工 |
要 |
求 |
增 |
加 |
工 |
资 |
。 |
|
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| 工人们 |
: |
workers |
| 罢工 |
: |
go or be on strike |
| 要求 |
: |
request |
| 增加 |
: |
increase |
| 工资 |
: |
wages; salary |
|
| 2. Last week I gained another five pounds. |
| shàng |
zhōu |
wǒ |
de |
tǐ |
zhòng |
yòu |
zēng |
jiā |
le |
wǔ |
páng |
。 |
| 上 |
周 |
我 |
的 |
体 |
重 |
又 |
增 |
加 |
了 |
五 |
磅 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 上周 |
: |
last week |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 体重 |
: |
weight |
| 又 |
: |
again |
| 增加 |
: |
increase |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 五 |
: |
five |
| 磅 |
: |
pound |
|
| 3. The resentment festered in his mind. |
| tā |
xīn |
zhōng |
de |
fèn |
hèn |
yǒu |
zēng |
wú |
jiǎn |
。 |
| 他 |
心 |
中 |
的 |
愤 |
恨 |
有 |
增 |
无 |
减 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
his |
| 心中 |
: |
in the heart; in the mind; at heart |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 愤恨 |
: |
resentment |
| 有增无减 |
: |
increase rather than decrease |
|
| 4. He doesn’t know how to turn up the volume on the hi-fi set. |
| tā |
bù |
zhī |
dào |
rú |
hé |
shǐ |
yīn |
xiǎng |
de |
yīn |
liàng |
zēng |
dà |
。 |
| 他 |
不 |
知 |
道 |
如 |
何 |
使 |
音 |
响 |
的 |
音 |
量 |
增 |
大 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 不知道 |
: |
don’t know |
| 如何 |
: |
how |
| 使 |
: |
to make; to cause |
| 音响 |
: |
volume |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 音量 |
: |
volume |
| 增大 |
: |
to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify |
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