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HSK
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to increase

Composition


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Pinyin

zeng1 zēng

Meaning


Primary

to increase

Alternatives

increase, increasing, increases, increased, add, to add

Mnemonic


[z-] Zelda is in [1] front of the [-(e)ng] English manor, battling an 曾 imp that has popped out of the 土 soil. This English manor is actually her birthright, as she is a princess after all, and is thus trying to protect it. Before she can defeat the first one, another 曾 imp pops out of the 土 soil. Then another, then another. The number of 曾 imps keeps on 增 increasing. Now there are hundreds!

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