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Mandarin · pinyin zēng shōu

to increase revenue
to increase income by (x amount)
to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc)
(of a school) to have an increased student intake

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增: zēng · increase, add to, augment
收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest

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1–1 · zeng1 shou1

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