No. 511 in Chinese
加大
"加大" means "to enlarge" or "to increase."
In a sentence
加大了投资力度,这促进了经济增长。
Increased investments have promoted economic growth.
In this sentence, '加大' means 'increase' or 'intensify', describing an enhancement in the intensity of investment efforts.
为了确保安全,我们需要加大对设备的检查频率。
To ensure safety, we need to increase the frequency of equipment checks.
'加大' here signifies the act of augmenting or enhancing, applied to the regularity of maintenance checks.
政府计划加大政策的实施范围,以惠及更多人群。
The government plans to expand the implementation scope of the policy to benefit more people.
In this instance, '加大' conveys the expansion or intensification of the action, referring to a broader implementation of a policy.
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