添 tiān

append, add to; increase

HSK 6 #1859

DEFINITIONS

添 tiān
  • to add
  • to increase
  • to replenish

STROKES

WORDS

增添 zēng tiān
HSK 6
to add; to increase
锦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā
HSK 6
lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily
画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú
HSK 6
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
添麻烦 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
添加 tiān jiā to add; to increase
添乱 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
添加剂 tiān jiā jì additive; food additive
添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù lit. to add oil and vinegar; fig. adding details while telling a story (to make it more interesting)
添置 tiān zhì to buy; to acquire; to add to one's possessions
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings; with redoubled power (idiom)
添丁 tiān dīng to add a son to the family
添加物 tiān jiā wù additive
添补 tiān bu to fill (up); to replenish
二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ lit. one half equals zero point five (division rule in abacus reckoning); to share fairly between two parties; to go fifty-fifty
加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù to add interest (to a story); to sex up
加添 jiā tiān augment; add
添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
添加劑 tiān jiā jì additive; food additive
添堵 tiān dǔ to make people feel even more stressed or annoyed (coll.); to make traffic congestion even worse
添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
添磚加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom); fig. to do one's bit to help
添福添寿 tiān fú tiān shòu to increase luck and longevity
添福添壽 tiān fú tiān shòu to increase luck and longevity
添補 tiān bu to fill (up); to replenish
添办 tiān bàn to acquire
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