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加

jiā

add to, increase, augment

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Example sentences

  • 他是加拿大人。

    Tā shì Jiā ná dà rén

    He is Canadian.

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  • 一加二等于三。

    Yī jiā èr děng yú sān

    One plus two equals three.

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  • 我想参加。

    Wǒ xiǎng cān jiā

    I want to participate.

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  • 我不是加拿大人。

    Wǒ bù shì Jiā ná dà rén

    I am not Canadian.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 加

  • 参加cān jiā 1–1 to participate; to take part; to join
  • 加jiā 1to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
  • 加油jiā yóu 1–2 to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
  • 更加gèng jiā 4–1 more (than sth else); even more
  • 增加zēng jiā 1–1 to raise; to increase
  • 加强jiā qiáng 1–2 to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
  • 加快jiā kuài 1–4 to accelerate; to speed up
  • 加工jiā gōng 1–1 to process; processing; working (of machinery)
  • 加入jiā rù 1–4 to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
  • 加班jiā bān 1–1 to work overtime
  • 加油站jiā yóu zhàn 1–2–4gas station
  • 加上jiā shàng 1–4 plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that