加碼 jiā mǎ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to ratchet up
  2. to raise (expectations etc)
  3. to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc)
  4. to up the ante
  5. (computing) to encode

CHARACTERS

加 jiā
HSK 3
add to, increase, augment
碼 mǎ number, numerals; yard; symbol