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  gaa1   jyutping
  jia1   pinyin
[1] plus; [v] add (to) [2] [v] increase; augment [3] [v] append

Stroke count: 5
Level: 2
Radical: (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  gaa1 gung1  jia1 gong1 = to process
detail  gaa1 jau4*2  jia1 you2 = to refuel; a phrase used to encourage
detail  gaa1 jap6  jia1 ru4 = to add in
detail  zoi3 gaa1 soeng5   = [1] superadd, to add over and above, [2] to annex
detail  gaa1 sai3 maa5   = extra small size (XS)
detail  gaa1 daai6 maa5   = extra large size (XL)
detail  gaa1 leon4*2   = gallon (loanword)
detail  caam1 gaa1  can1 jia1 = to take part; to join; to participate; to attend
detail  gaa1 gaa1 maai4 maai4   = in total; altogether
detail  gaa1 maai4   = to add together
See all 193 compounds (CantoDict reports 211 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 加
detail 點解等於」?
why does one plus one equal '王'?
[This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
detail 近排一直捱夜加班
Recently I've been staying up late, doing overtime non-stop.
[Lit. recently I always also stay-up-late do-overtime.]
detail audio 唔要$5朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
[note the absent character 購 from 換購]
detail audio 唔要$5換購朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
detail 打發另一僕人他們也把加以侮辱空手回去
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty. (Luke 20:11)
detail 九大簋加上美女真係錦上添花
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.
detail 煲燶飯
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
detail audio 香港新加坡人高樓大厦
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.
detail 一頭乳牛一天可以生產加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produces about 8 gallons of milk in one day
detail 以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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