提 高 tí gāo to raise / to increase / to improve 增 加 zēng jiā to raise / to increase 增 添 zēng tiān to add / to increase 增 长 zēng zhǎng to grow / to increase 加 强 jiā qiáng to reinforce / to strengthen / to increase 添 加 tiān jiā to add / to increase 增 强 zēng qiáng to increase / to strengthen 加 大 jiā dà to increase (e.g. one's effort) 拉 开 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase 增 多 zēng duō to increase / to grow in number 加 重 jiā zhòng to make heavier / to emphasize / (of an illness etc) to become more serious / to aggravate (a bad situation) / to increase (a burden, punishment etc) 增 高 zēng gāo to heighten / to raise / to increase / to rise 飞 升 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality 增 益 zēng yì to increase / gain (electronics) / (gaming) buff 增 殖 zēng zhí growth / increase 加 码 jiā mǎ to ratchet up / to raise (expectations etc) / to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc) / to up the ante / (computing) to encode 长 zhǎng chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance 增 zēng to increase / to expand / to add 益 yì benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more 添 tiān to add / to increase / to replenish 滋 zī to grow / to nourish / to increase / to cause / juice / taste / (dialect) to spout / to spurt 诞 dàn birth / birthday / brag / boast / to increase 再 育 zài yù to increase / to multiply / to proliferate 灌 水 guàn shuǐ to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums 增 值 zēng zhí to appreciate (financially) / to increase in value / value-added (accountancy) 涨 幅 zhǎng fú extent of a rise (in prices etc) / amount of increase / growth (typically expressed as a percentage) 涨 价 zhǎng jià to appreciate (in value) / to increase in price 增 收 zēng shōu to increase revenue / to increase income by (x amount) / to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc) / (of a school) to have an increased student intake 日 渐 rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day / more (or better etc) with each passing day 提 速 tí sù to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up 暴 涨 bào zhǎng to increase sharply / to rise dramatically 增 产 zēng chǎn to increase production 递 增 dì zēng to increase by degrees / in increasing order / incremental / progressive 增 减 zēng jiǎn to add or subtract / to increase or decrease / to go up or go down 增 资 zēng zī capital increase 倍 增 bèi zēng to double / to redouble / to increase many times over / to multiply by a factor / multiplication 加 价 jiā jià to increase a price 繁 衍 fán yǎn to multiply / to reproduce / to increase gradually in number or quantity 损 益 sǔn yì profit and loss / increase and decrease 猛 增 měng zēng sharp increase / rapid growth 激 增 jī zēng to increase rapidly / to shoot up 翻 番 fān fān to double / to increase by a certain number of times 升 幅 shēng fú extent of an increase / percentage rise 与 日 俱 增 yǔ rì jù zēng to increase steadily / to grow with each passing day 加 注 jiā zhù to increase a bet / to raise (poker) / to raise the stakes 剧 增 jù zēng dramatic increase 有 增 无 减 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn to increase without letup / to get worse and worse (idiom) 潜 力 股 qián lì gǔ stock that has potential to increase in value / (fig.) sb with good prospects 增 兵 zēng bīng to reinforce / to increase troop numbers / reinforcements / extra troops 微 升 wēi shēng microliter / to increase slightly 开 源 节 流 kāi yuán jié liú lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom) / to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure 扩 编 kuò biān to expand (esp. by new recruitment) / to increase the army / to augment 自 然 增 长 率 zì rán zēng zhǎng shuài rate of natural increase 剧 jù theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe 倍 bèi (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply 递 dì to hand over / to pass on sth / to gradually increase or decrease / progressively 蓰 xǐ (grass) / increase five fold 无 以 复 加 wú yǐ fù jiā in the extreme (idiom) / incapable of further increase 日 益 增 加 rì yì zēng jiā to increase daily 加 劲 jiā jìn to increase efforts / to make extra efforts 层 层 加 码 céng céng jiā mǎ to increase bit by bit / repeated increments 年 功 加 俸 nián gōng jiā fèng increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom) 扩 版 kuò bǎn to increase the number of pages or the size of the pages of a publication 益 胃 生 津 yì wèi shēng jīn to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom) 逐 渐 增 加 zhú jiàn zēng jiā to increase gradually / to build up 法 定 费 用 上 调 statutory cost increase 费 用 增 加 fèi yòng zēng jiā cost increase 瞬 时 剩 余 产 量 率 instantaneous rate of surplus production / instantaneous rate of natural increase 瞬 时 自 然 增 加 率 instantaneous rate of surplus production / instantaneous rate of natural increase 数 量 增 加 volume increase 几 何 级 数 增 长 jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng exponential increase 揪 痧 jiū shā folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation 添 福 添 寿 tiān fú tiān shòu to increase luck and longevity 吸 粉 xī fěn to increase followers / to get more fans 生 聚 教 训 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) 加 仓 jiā cāng (finance) to increase one's position