加

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation : jiā [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : add; plus. (v) increase; augment. (v) put in; add; append. (v) used in the same way as 加以 usually after a monosyllabic adver. (v) Radical : 力 Strokes : 5 Traditional : 加 Usage : 48.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

加强 jiā qiáng

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strengthen

2.

加油 jiā yóu

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regassing

3.

增加 zēng jiā

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:

increase

4.

参加 cān jiā

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attend; take part in

5.

更加 gèng jiā

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even more

Sentences:

1. Two plus five is seven. èr jiā wǔ děng yú qī 。 二 加 五 等 于 七 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

二 : two 加 : plus 五 : five 等于 : equal to, equivalent to 七 : seven

2. The boss wants to increase our wages. lǎo bǎn yào gěi wǒ men jiā gōng zī 。 老 板 要 给 我 们 加 工 资 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

老板 : boss 要 : want 给 : for 我们 : we 加 : increase 工资 : wages, salary

3. I put some salt in the soup. wǒ zài tāng lǐ jiā diǎn yán 。 我 在 汤 里 加 点 盐 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 在 : in 汤 : soup 里 : inside 加 : put in 点 : a little 盐 : salt

4. We should be strict with children. wǒ men duì hái zǐ yào yán jiā guǎn jiāo 。 我 们 对 孩 子 要 严 加 管 教 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我们 : we 对 : treat 孩子 : children 要 : should 严 : strict 加 : (adverb) 管 : discipline 教 : teach

5. She once played for the school team. tā céng jīng cān jiā guo xiào duì 。 她 曾 经 参 加 过 校 队 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

她 : she 曾经 : once 参加 : take part in 过 : (particle) used after a verb to indicate the completion of an action 校 : school 队 : team

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