出口订单增加了
chū kǒu dìng dān zēng jiā le
ZH
Export orders have increased
Last quarter, our company's export orders have increased by 20%.
上季度，我们公司的出口订单增加了20%。
Etymology
This is a standard Mandarin Chinese phrase combining common business and daily vocabulary: 出口 (chūkǒu, export) + 订单 (dìngdān, order) + 增加了 (zēngjiā le, has increased), used to report growth in overseas trade orders.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: 出(chū, 'go out') + 口(kǒu, 'mouth/opening' → here meaning foreign markets) = 出口(export); 订(dìng, 'book') + 单(dān, 'sheet' → order slip) = 订单(order); 增(zēng, 'rise') + 加(jiā, 'add') = 增加(increase).
Collocations
export volumeoverseas orderstrade growth
Synonyms
Export orders have risenExport orders have gone up
Antonyms
Export orders have decreasedExport orders have fallen
Related Words
exportorderimporttrade