Usage note
增长表示逐渐变多或变大。
zēng zhǎng biǎo shì zhú jiàn biàn duō huò biàn dà。
增长 means to gradually become more or larger.
Context note
增长常用于数量、经济和年龄。
zēng zhǎng cháng yòng yú shù liàng 、 jīng jì hé nián líng。
Growth is often used with numbers, economy, and age.
5 examples
人口增长很快。
rén kǒu zēng zhǎng hěn kuài。
The population is growing quickly.
知识会增长。
zhī shi huì zēng zhǎng。
Knowledge grows.
销售增长了。
xiāo shòu zēng zhǎng le。
Sales increased.
年龄增长以后更懂事。
nián líng zēng zhǎng yǐ hòu gèng dǒng shì。
After growing older, one becomes more sensible.
这个城市在增长。
zhè ge chéng shì zài zēng zhǎng。
This city is growing.
5 mini stories
孩子们一天天增长知识。
hái zi men yì tiān tiān zēng zhǎng zhī shi。
Children gain knowledge day by day.
这几年城市增长很快。
zhè jǐ nián chéng shì zēng zhǎng hěn kuài。
The city has grown quickly in recent years.
人口增长给学校带来更多学生。
rén kǒu zēng zhǎng gěi xué xiào dài lái gèng duō xué shēng。
Population growth brings more students to schools.
他希望自己的能力不断增长。
tā xī wàng zì jǐ de néng lì bú duàn zēng zhǎng。
He hopes his ability keeps growing.
经济增长后，生活更好了。
jīng jì zēng zhǎng hòu， shēng huó gèng hǎo le。
After economic growth, life became better.
Mini dialogue
小树长高
A
你看，我们种的小树增长了不少。
Nǐ kàn, wǒmen zhòng de xiǎo shù zēngzhǎng le bù shǎo.
Look, the little tree we planted has grown quite a bit.
B
是啊，春天到了，它就会快速增长。
Shì a, chūntiān dào le, tā jiù huì kuàisù zēngzhǎng.
Yes, when spring comes, it will grow quickly.
知识增长
A
每天读书可以让我们的知识增长。
Měitiān dúshū kěyǐ ràng wǒmen de zhīshi zēngzhǎng.
Reading every day can make our knowledge grow.
B
没错，我的词汇量也增长了很多。
Méi cuò, wǒ de cíhuì liàng yě zēngzhǎng le hěn duō.
That's right, my vocabulary has also grown a lot.
Related words and contrasts
similar
成长
chéngzhǎng
to grow up; growth
增长 is often for numbers or amounts, while 成长 is for people, animals, or plants growing.
opposite
下降
xiàjiàng
to decline; to drop
增长 means to grow or rise, 下降 means to fall or decline.