增大

• 拼音: zēng dà
• 汉字拆解: 增 = increase; 大 = big/large

含义

To increase in size; to enlarge; to grow bigger. Making or becoming larger.

Used for physical size, scale, or degree. Different from 增加 (which focuses on quantity). Common contexts: 压力增大 (pressure increases), 难度增大 (difficulty increases), 规模增大 (scale expands).

例句

1. 随着业务发展，公司的规模不断增大。
2. 气温升高会使海平面增大。
3. 工作压力增大影响了他的健康。

用法指南

语境: science, business, measurement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 风险增大了。(The risk has increased.)
• 字体可以增大吗？(Can the font size be increased?)

错误说法

• 增大人 (Don't use for increasing number of people — say 增加人数)

起源与历史

Compound of 增 (increase) and 大 (big). To increase in size.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal