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加

jiā · jia/Jiā · jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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)

2 examples

唯(wéi)有(yǒu)加(jiā)很(hěn)多(duō)糖(táng)才(cái)能(néng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)喝(hē)得(de)下(xià)粥(zhōu)。

The only way I can eat porridge is with lots of sugar.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

她(tā)喝(hē)咖(kā)啡(fēi)时(shí)会(huì)加(jiā)很(hěn)多(duō)牛(niú)奶(nǎi)。

She drinks her coffee with a lot of milk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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