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加

jiā

to add

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Meaning of 加 in English

jiāHSK 3verbSyllabus #695
  1. to add
  2. to increase; to augment
  3. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])
  4. (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)")
  5. (math.) plus
  6. surname Jia

Example sentences

  1. 我喝咖啡通常加牛奶。
    wǒ hē kā fēi tōng cháng jiā niú nǎi。
    I usually drink my coffee with milk.
    Tatoeba #13544343 by LeviHighway · #5112670 by CarpeLanam · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 5加10很简单。
    5 jiā 10 hěn jiǎn dān。
    It's easy to add 5 to 10.
    Tatoeba #8714992 by crescat · #10191491 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 加一丁點鹽。
    jiā yī dīng diǎn yán。
    Add a tiny pinch of salt.
    Tatoeba #6077420 by verdastelo9604 · #5776173 by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 加

参加HSK 3更加HSK 4加班HSK 4加快HSK 4加强HSK 4加入HSK 4加上HSK 4加油HSK 4增加HSK 4加油站HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences