增幅 (zēng fú) — growth rate, rate of increase; margin of increase, growth margin

Definition

增幅 is the rate or percentage of increase, used in formal/economic contexts (GDP, profits, exports). Pairs with 增长 (the absolute growth); 增幅 emphasizes the size of the increase as a percentage.

noun
growth raterate of increasemargin of increasegrowth margin

Examples

  • GDP增幅。
    Jīn nián GDP de zēng fú dá dào le bǎi fēn zhī bā.
    This year's GDP growth rate reached eight percent.
  • 增幅。
    Gōng sī lì rùn de zēng fú bǐ qù nián míng xiǎn fàng huǎn.
    The company's profit growth rate has slowed significantly compared to last year.
  • 增幅，。
    Chū kǒu zēng fú suī rán bú dà, dàn zhěng tǐ qū shì xiàng hǎo.
    Although the export growth rate is not large, the overall trend is positive.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

增zēngincrease
幅fúrange

增 gives increase and 幅 gives range, together meaning range of increase.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
曾
曾céng增zēng
Same sound today

增 uses 土 (earth) to show that things grow in earth or are built from earth, and uses 曾 for the sound. This gives the sense of adding or increasing.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīnclothing
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú幅⁰fú
Same sound today

幅 is built from 巾, a component related to cloth or clothing, and 畐, which gives its sound.

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