增加
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
增加 (zēngjiā) · to increase
增加 (zēngjiā) means “to increase; to add”. It is written with 2 characters: 增 (to increase) + 加 (to add). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 增加 is built
The characters
增 zēng · to increase
What 增 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 曾céng — already
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 曾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
加 jiā · to add
What 加 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Supporting a cause with the strength 力 of one's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们班增加了两个学生。Wǒmen bān zēngjiā le liǎng gè xuéshēng.Our class has two more students.
工作时间又增加了。Gōngzuò shíjiān yòu zēngjiā le.Working hours have increased again.
Questions about 增加
What does 增加 mean?
增加 (zēngjiā) means “to increase; to add”.
How do you pronounce 增加?
增加 is pronounced zēngjiā.
Which HSK level is 增加?
增加 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 增长zēngzhǎngto grow
- 递增dìzēngto increase progressively
- 与日俱增yǔrìjùzēngto grow day by day
- 增添zēngtiānto add
- 参加cānjiāto take part in
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 更加gèngjiāeven more
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 加快jiākuàito speed up
- 加强jiāqiángto strengthen
Learn 增加 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.