zēng jiā
to increase; add; raise
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随着时间的增加，他对她的感情也越来越深。
Suízhe shíjiān de zēngjiā, tā duì tā de gǎnqíng yě yuè lái yuè shēn.
As time went by, his feelings for her grew deeper and deeper.
他的体重在一个月内增加了三磅。
tā de tǐ zhòng zài yī gè yuè nèi zēng jiā le sān bàng .
He gained three pounds in a month.
随着年龄的增加，他变得越来越成熟。
Suízhe niánlíng de zēngjiā, tā biàn dé yuè lái yuè chéngshú.
As he grew older, he became more and more mature.
减少 (jiǎnshǎo)
decrease
降低 (jiàngdī)
reduce
The Chinese word 增加 (zēngjiā) means "to increase" or "to add". It is composed of two characters: 增 (zēng), which means "to increase" or "to add", and 加 (jiā), which means "to add" or "to increase". The character 增 is composed of two parts: the radical 亻(rén), which indicates that the character is related to people, and the phonetic component 曾 (céng), which gives the character its pronunciation. The character 加 is composed of two parts: the radical 禾 (hé), which indicates that the character is related to plants, and the phonetic component 加 (jiā), which gives the character its pronunciation. The combination of these two characters creates the word 增加, which means "to increase" or "to add".
