递增 (dì zēng) — to increase gradually, to increase by degrees
Definition
A formal verb meaning a number, amount, or degree rises step by step. Unlike 进步 (progress/improve, often of people or skills), 递增 describes a steady upward trend in measurable data like temperature or profit.
verb
to increase graduallyto increase by degrees
Examples
- 递增。Gōng sī de lì rùn měi nián dì zēng bǎi fēn zhī wǔ.The company's profit increases by five percent each year.
- 递增，。Suí zhe qì wēn dì zēng, bīng chuān kāi shǐ róng huà.As the temperature increases, the glaciers begin to melt.
- 递增。Zhè dào tí de nán dù huì zhú jí dì zēng.The difficulty of this problem will increase step by step.
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