猛增 (měng zēng) — to increase sharply; to skyrocket | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to increase sharplyto skyrocket

Examples

猛增。
Zuì jìn wù jià měng zēng le.
Prices have shot up recently.
猛增。
Yóu kè rén shù tū rán měng zēng.
The number of tourists suddenly increased sharply.
猛增。
Zhè ge háng yè de xiāo shòu é chí xù měng zēng.
Sales in this industry are continuously skyrocketing.

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.

猛měngrapidly

增zēngincrease

猛 adds speed or force to 增, giving a sharp 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

Sound part声符shēngfú

孟

Same sound today

猛 pairs 犬 (dog) with 孟, and 孟 gives the sound.

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

土曾增

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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