zang1 zoeng2增長增长
Jyutpingzang1 zoeng2
Yalejāng jéung
Definition
To increase, rise, or grow.
neutralworknumbers
How it's used
Focuses primarily on quantitative or abstract growth such as statistics, economic figures, or performance metrics. Unlike everyday verbs like 多咗 or 升，this term carries a formal or professional tone suitable for reports and business discussions. It is rarely used to describe the physical growth of living things, where 高咗 or 大咗 are preferred.
Examples
The company's business has grown a lot this year.
Do you think this data will continue to increase?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical height or size, as it sounds unnatural and overly academic in casual conversation. Use 高咗 for height or 大咗 for general growth instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
