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jiā

Main
English Definition	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 something or somebody previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (somebody); to give (support, consideration etc) to (something); abbr. for Canada 加拿大; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	加
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	jiā
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄐㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gaa¹
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word
加沙以色列冲突	jiāsà yǐsèliè chōngtū	Gaza-Israeli Conflict
加上	jiāshàng	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
加油	jiāyóu	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 somebody on
加班	jiābān	to work overtime
加强	jiāqiáng	to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase

Words With Same Tail Word
参加	cānjiā	to participate; to take part; to join
增加	zēngjiā	to raise; to increase
更加	gèngjiā	more (than something else); even more
附加	fùjiā	additional; annex
添加	tiānjiā	to add; to increase

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