Chinese

增加

/t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
to add; to augment; to increase; to raise; to boost
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese增 “to increase; to expand; to gain; to add”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese曾 “already; ever; once (in the past); previously”
  • characterChinese加 “to put on top of another object”
    • ideaChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
    • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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