Character

加 jiā

add to, increase, augment

HSK 3 #166

add to, increase, augment
abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]
surname Jia
to 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)

参加 cān jiā HSK 3	to participate; to take part; to join
增加 zēng jiā HSK 4	to raise; to increase
加油站 jiā yóu zhàn HSK 4	gas station
加班 jiā bān HSK 4	to work overtime
施加 shī jiā HSK 6	to exert (effort or pressure)
加工 jiā gōng HSK 6	to process; processing; working (of machinery)
雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng HSK 6	to add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another; to make things worse in a bad situation
加剧 jiā jù HSK 6	to intensify; to sharpen; to accelerate; to aggravate; to exacerbate; to embitter
加油 jiā yóu	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
加入 jiā rù	to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
更加 gèng jiā	more (than sth else); even more
加上 jiā shàng	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
加州 jiā zhōu	California
加拿大 jiā ná dà	Canada; Canadian
芝加哥 zhī jiā gē	Chicago, USA
拉斯维加斯 lā sī wéi jiā sī	Las Vegas, Nevada
加速 jiā sù	to speed up; to expedite
加强 jiā qiáng	to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase
加利福尼亚 jiā lì fú ní yà	California
加里 jiā lǐ	Gary (name); potassium (loanword)
加密 jiā mì	to encrypt; encryption; to protect with a password
加快 jiā kuài	to accelerate; to speed up
加倍 jiā bèi	to double; to redouble
阿拉斯加 ā lā sī jiā	Alaska, US state
外加 wài jiā	in addition; extra

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