加

jiāㄐㄧㄚ

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HSK 2 TOCFL 3

Meaning

Meanings

1
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])
2
surname Jia
3
to add
4
(math.) plus
5
to increase; to augment
6
(used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")

Examples

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请送两份早餐过来。2号餐加两杯奶茶。

請送兩份早餐過來。2號餐加兩杯奶茶。

Bring two breakfasts, please. Number 2 on the menu, and two teas with milk.

两个孩子的年龄加起来和他们的父亲相当。

兩個孩子的年齡加起來和他們的父親相當。

The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.

你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申请人名单上吗？

你能把我的名字加到等候批准的申請人名單上嗎？

Could you put my name on the waiting list?

司機加了速。

The driver increased his speed.

按口味加鹽和胡椒粉。

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Characters

Character breakdown

力

lì

surname Li

口

kǒu

mouth

Related: 加

加上

jiā shàng

plus

加以

jiā yǐ

in addition

加入

jiā rù

to become a member

加工

jiā gōng

to process

加强

jiā qiáng

to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance

加快

jiā kuài

to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten

加油

jiā yóu

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel

加热

jiā rè

to heat

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