Definition
增长 means 'to grow, to increase' and focuses on a natural or gradual rise in quantity, scale, or degree (e.g., population, knowledge, revenue). It differs from 提高 (to raise/improve, used for levels or skills) and 增加 (to add/increase, more general and often deliberate).
verb
to growto increase
Examples
- 增长。Jīnnián gōngsī de shōurù zēng zhǎng le hěn duō.The company's revenue has grown a lot this year.
- 增长。Zhège chéngshì de rénkǒu zēng zhǎng de hěn kuài.The population of this city is growing very fast.
- 增长。Duō dúshū néng ràng nǐ de zhīshi búduàn zēng zhǎng.Reading more can make your knowledge keep growing.
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