增长
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
增长 (zēngzhǎng) · to grow
增长 (zēngzhǎng) means “to grow; to increase”. It is written with 2 characters: 增 (to increase) + 长 (long). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 增长 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)
长 cháng · long
What 长 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 長; an old man with long hair and a cane (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
城市人口增长得很快。Chéngshì rénkǒu zēngzhǎng de hěn kuài.The city's population is growing fast.
他的知识增长了很多。Tā de zhīshi zēngzhǎng le hěn duō.His knowledge has grown a lot.
Questions about 增长
What does 增长 mean?
增长 (zēngzhǎng) means “to grow; to increase”.
How do you pronounce 增长?
增长 is pronounced zēngzhǎng.
Which HSK level is 增长?
增长 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 增加zēngjiāto increase
- 递增dìzēngto increase progressively
- 与日俱增yǔrìjùzēngto grow day by day
- 增添zēngtiānto add
- 班长bānzhǎngclass monitor
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 市长shìzhǎngmayor
- 校长xiàozhǎngheadmaster
- 院长yuànzhǎngdirector
Learn 增长 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.