添 tiān

append, add to; increase

HSK 6 #1859

DEFINITIONS

添 tiān
  • to add
  • to increase
  • to replenish

STROKES

WORDS

添辦 tiān bàn to acquire
添麻煩 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience
畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect; gilding the lily
火上添油 huǒ shàng tiān yóu add fuel to the fire; worsen an already difficult situation
添上 tiān shàng add on; to add something extra
再添 zài tiān additionally; to add more of something
添飾 tiān shì garnish; decoration added to enhance the appearance or flavor
添土 tiān tǔ add soil; refers to the act of placing additional soil on a grave, which is a traditional practice during visits to ancestral tombs as a way of showing respect and maintaining the grave site
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