增加

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to raise; to increase

Opposite: 减少 (to decrease).

Examples

• 今年工厂的订单增加了很多。

  jīn nián gōng chǎng de dìng dān zēng jiā le hěn duō.

  The factory's orders have increased a lot this year.

• 学中文的人越来越多，增加得很快。

  xué zhōng wén de rén yuè lái yuè duō, zēng jiā dé hěn kuài.

  More and more people are learning Chinese—the number is rising fast.

• 公司打算增加两个新员工。

  gōng sī dǎ suàn zēng jiā liǎng gè xīn yuán gōng.

  The company plans to add two new employees.

Easily confused

• 提高 — 增加 is for quantity (人数, 收入); 提高 is for level or quality (水平, 质量).

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