zang1 zi3增至
Jyutpingzang1 zi3
Yalejāng ji
Definition
To increase to.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal reports, news, or business contexts to describe a specific numerical target or final value. It sounds significantly more professional than simply saying 升到, which is the standard way to describe an increase in casual conversation. It implies a precise measurement rather than a general trend.
Examples
The unemployment rate has already increased to five percent.
Do you know how much the cost has increased to?
Common mistake
Learners often use this in casual speech where 升到 is much more natural. Avoid using it to describe people or physical objects growing in size, as it is strictly for data, prices, or statistics.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
