加 (gaa1 | jia1) : plus, add to, increase, append

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加

gaa1

jia1

[1] plus; [v] add (to) [2] [v] increase; augment [3] [v] append

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

加

This word has been viewed 22740 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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加泰羅尼亞 gaa1 taai3 lo4 nei4 aa3 jia1 tai4 luo2 ni2 ya4 = Catalonia, Spain

加工 gaa1 gung1 jia1 gong1 = to process

加油 gaa1 jau4*2 jia1 you2 = refuel; lubricate; come on!

加入 gaa1 jap6 jia1 ru4 = to add in; to join in; to participate; to mix in; to pour in

再加上 zoi3 gaa1 soeng5 = [1] superadd, to add over and above, [2] to annex

加細碼 gaa1 sai3 maa5 = extra small size (XS)

加大碼 gaa1 daai6 maa5 = extra large size (XL)

加倫 gaa1 leon4*2 = gallon (loanword)

加國 gaa1 gwok3 jia1 guo2 = Canada

附加費 fu6 gaa1 fai3 fu4 jia1 fei4 = surcharge
See all 202 compounds (CantoDict reports 220 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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點解一加一等於「王」？粵
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!]

近排我一直都捱夜加班粵
Recently I've been staying up late, doing overtime non-stop.
[Lit. recently I always also stay-up-late do-overtime.]

要唔要加$5換朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?
[note the absent character 購 from 換購]

要唔要加$5換購朱古力?
Do you want to pay $5 to get a chocolate?

園主又打發了另一個僕人去，他們也把那人打了，並加以侮辱，放他空手回去。國
And again he (the lord of the vinyard) sent another servant. But they beat him also. They humiliated him, sent him away empty handed. (Luke 20:11)

九大簋加上美女就真係錦上添花啦粵
Having this feast with such beauties is indeed beyond perfection.

你加水太少,就會煲燶飯㗎。粵
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

香港同新加坡人都見慣高樓大厦粵
People of Hong Kong and Singapore are used to seeing high rise buildings.

一頭乳牛一天可以生產約八加侖牛奶
One dairy cattle can produce about 8 gallons of milk in one day

我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"]

有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣粵
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.
[Lit. have one portion additionally are equipped-with independent air-con]

政府打算加派警察出街巡邏。粵
The government intends to increase the number of policemen on the beat.
[A typical Cantonese sentence uses more verbs than the English version.]

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

塊紙板唔受力﹐唔好加咁重。粵
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.

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