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递增 dìzēng “to increase steadily” in Chinese

Traditional 遞增

What 递增 means

  1. to increase steadily
  2. to increase progressively
  3. to increase by degrees
  4. in increasing order
  5. incremental
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • progressive

How to say 递增

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale递dì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale增zēng1st tone, high and level

递增 in a sentence

  1. 公司的收入每年递增百分之十。

    Gōngsī de shōurù měinián dìzēng bǎifēnzhī shí.

    The company’s income rises by ten per cent every year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这些练习的难度是递增的。

    Zhèxiē liànxí de nándù shì dìzēng de.

    These exercises get progressively harder.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 递增 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 递 (dì) with each of its parts in a different colour
递dìto hand over; to pass on; to deliver
  • 弟young brother · dìSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 弟 (dì) hints at the sound. Compare it with dì.

The character 增 (zēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
增zēngto increase; to augment; to add to
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 曾already · céngSound part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 曾 (céng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zēng.

How to write 递增

递 10 strokes · 增 15 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

递增 (dìzēng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 递增 (dìzēng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 递增

Words with 递

递dì · to hand over

Words with 增

增加zēngjiā · to raise增添zēngtiān · to add与日俱增yǔrìjùzēng · to grow day by day

More words: Ideas & Concepts

得不偿失débùchángshī · not worth it等级děngjí · grade地步dìbù · extent定义dìngyì · definition动机dòngjī · motive动静dòngjing · sound of movement动力dònglì · driving force动态dòngtài · trend

FAQs

递增 (dìzēng) means “to increase steadily” or “to increase progressively”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dìzēng: dì with a 4th tone, then zēng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 递增 is written 遞增. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dizeng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 递增 from the suggestions. Typing dizeng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
递增 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.