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

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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

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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

參加 caam1 gaa1 can1 jia1 = to take part; to join; to participate; to attend

加加埋埋 gaa1 gaa1 maai4 maai4 = in total; altogether 粵

加埋 gaa1 maai4 = to add together 粵

更加 gang3 gaa1 geng4 jia1 = more; even more

增加 zang1 gaa1 zeng1 jia1 = to increase; to add

附加 fu6 gaa1 fu4 jia1 = to add; to attach; extra

加拿大 gaa1 naa4 daai6 jia1 na2 da4 = Canada

美加 mei5 gaa1 mei3 jia1 = U.S.A. and Canada 國

施加 si1 gaa1 shi1 jia1 = exert on

新加坡 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 xin1 jia1 po1 = Singapore

新加坡共和國 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 xin1 jia1 po1 gong4 he2 guo2 = the Republic of Singapore

加以 gaa1 ji5 jia1 yi3 = in addition; handle; deal with

加劇 gaa1 kek6 jia1 ju4 = to aggravate; to intensify

加強 gaa1 koeng4 jia1 qiang2 = to strengthen; to reinforce; to intensify; to increase

加急 gaa1 gap1 jia1 ji2 = urgent; to prioritize emergency measures in reaction to sth. urgent

加油站 gaa1 jau4 zaam6 jia1you2 zhan4 = petrol station (US: gas station); a fuel stop

加深 gaa1 sam1 jia1 shen1 = to deepen

加熱 gaa1 jit6 jia1 re4 = to heat; to warm up; to turn up the heat

加班 gaa1 baan1 jia1 ban1 = to work overtime, O.T.

加速 gaa1 cuk1 jia1 su4 = to accelerate; to expedite

加重 gaa1 cung5/zung6 jia1 zhong4 = to make heavier; to make more serious

加上 gaa1 soeng5 jia1 shang4 = to add (onto)

加州 gaa1 zau1 jia1 zhou1 = California

加快 gaa1 faai3 jia1 kuai4 = to accelerate, to speed up

加緊 gaa1 gan2 jia1 jin3 = [1] to intensify; [2] to speed up, to step up

強加 koeng5 gaa1 qiang2 jia1 = impose by force

再加 zoi3 gaa1 = besides; in addition

加價 gaa1 gaa3 = plus value; price markup

加到 gaa1 dou3*2 = add

雪上加霜 syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 = one disaster after another

伏特加 fuk6 dak6 gaa1 = vodka

加飯酒 gaa1 faan6 zau2 = Jiafan wine

火上加油 fo2 soeng5 gaa1 jau4 = "add fuel to the flames"; to aggravate the situation

加碼 gaa1 maa5 = to raise the price of commodities; to overcharge; up the ante

加插 gaa1 caap3 = insert

加添 gaa1 tim1 = foment

加稅 gaa1 seoi3 = to increase tax

加薪水 gaa1 san1 seoi2 = to give a raise/rise in salary or wages

參加汽車比賽 caam1 gaa1 hei3 ce1 bei2 coi3 can1 jia1 qi4 che1 bi3 sai4 = to enter a car race, to race cars

加人工 gaa1 jan4 gung1 jia1 ren2 gong1 = to give a rise in salary or wages

參加賽車 caam1 gaa1 coi3 ce1 = to enter a car race, to race cars

施加壓力 si1 gaa1 aat3 lik6 shi1 jia1 ya1 li4 = forcing, exert pressure, "turning the screws on"

不加思索 bat1 gaa1 si1 sok3 bu4 jia1 si1 suo3 = without thinking; without hesitation; readily; offhand 國

加工效率 gaa1 gung1 haau6 leot6*2 jia1 gong1 xiao4 lv4 = processing efficiency

加強管制 gaa1 koeng4 gun2 zai3 jia1 qiang2 guan3 zhi4 = to tighten control (over sth)

愈加 jyu6 gaa1 yu4 jia1 = all the more; even more; further

後詞彙加工 hau6 ci4 wui6 gaa1 gung1 hou4 ci2 hui4 jia1 gong1 = post-lexical access

加長 gaa1 coeng4 jia1 chang2 = lengthen

加薪 gaa1 san1 jia1 xin1 = raise salary

加盟 gaa1 mang4 jia1 meng2 = to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate

加甜 gaa1 tim4 jia1 tian2 = sweeten

加濕氣 gaa1 sap1 hei3 jia1 shi1 qi4 = humidifier

加時 gaa1 si4 jia1 shi2 = overtime

加寬 gaa1 fun1 jia1 kuan1 = widen

加密後的 gaa1 mat6 hau6 dik1 jia1 mi4 hou4 de5 = encrypted 國

加密 gaa1 mat6 jia1 mi4 = to encrypt; encryption

加工食物 gaa1 gung1 sik6 mat6 jia1 gong1 shi2 wu4 = processed foods

加熱法 gaa1 jit6 faat3 jia1 re4 fa3 = heating

加馬射線 gaa1 maa5 se6 sin3 jia1 ma3 she4 xian4 = gamma rays

百分增加 baak3 fan6 zang1 gaa1 bai3 fen1 zeng1 jia1 = percentage increase

食物添加劑 sik6 mat6 tim1 gaa1 zai1 shi2 wu4 tian1 jia1 ji4 = food additive

參加國 caam1 gaa1 gwok3 can1 jia1 guo2 = [n] acceding state

參加訴訟 caam1 gaa1 sou3 zung6 can1 jia1 su4 song4 = [v] to intervene

日益增加 jat6 jik1 zang1 gaa1 ri4 yi4 zeng1 jia1 = to increase daily

加息 gaa1 sik1 = raise interest rates

高加因 gou1 gaa1 jan1 = cocaine (also 可卡因)

星加坡人 sing1 gaa3 bo1 jan4 = a person from Singapore

威士忌加冰 wai1 si6*2 gei6*2 gaa1 bing1 = [n] whiskey on the rocks, scotch on the rocks

威士忌加水 wai1 si6*2 gei6*2 gaa1 seoi2 = [n] whiskey with water, scotch with water

另加 ling6 gaa1 = additional

積加 zik1 gaa1 = [n] a jacket (as a loanword)

加熱器 gaa1 jit6 hei3 jia1 re4 qi4 = a heater; a calorifier

藝術加工 ngai6 seot6 gaa1 gung1 yi4 shu4 jia1 gong1 = artistic refinement

加冕 gaa1 min5 jia1 mian3 = crown; coronation

加底 gaa1 dai2 = to increase the bulk of food (by adding more rice or noodles); to cut drugs (lit., "add bottom")

黑加侖子 hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2 hei1 jia1 lun2 zi3 = black currant

有冇加一呀 jau5 mou5 gaa1 jat1 aa3 = is 10% service charge included? 粵

加上去 gaa1 soeng5 heoi3 jia1 shang4 qu4 = superimpose

加侖子 gaa1 leon4 zi2 = currant

白飯加色 baak6 faan6 gaa1 sik1 = to add soy sauce to a bowl of white rice

來料加工 loi4 liu6*2 gaa1 gung1 = accept job with materials supplied by clients

加倍 gaa1 pui5 jia1 bei4 = double up; to redouble

加高椅 gaa1 gou1 ji2 = a high chair (for children)

加把口 gaa1 baa2 hau2 jia1 ba3 kou3 = to interrupt when someone is speaking 粵

加護病房 gaa1 wu6 beng6 fong4*2 jia1 hu4 bing4 fang2 = intensive care unit (Taiwan)

升職加薪 sing1 zik1 gaa1 san1 sheng1 zhi2 jia1 xin1 = be promoted and get a raise

加侖 gaa1 leon4*2 jia1 lun2 = gallon (loanword); currant

添加 tim1 gaa1 tian1 jia1 = to add; accrescence; adjunction

加燦 gaa1 caan3 jia1 can4 = Hong Kong Canadian 粵

遏止加風 aat3 zi2 gaa1 fung1 e4 zhi3 jia1 feng1 = control the rising, increasing trend

加租 gaa1 zou1 jia1 zu1 = raise / increase the rent; a rent raise / increase

加濕器 gaa1 sap1 hei3 jia1 shi1 qi4 = humidifier

加紙 gaa1 zi2 jia1 zhi3 = Canadian dollar 粵

加害於 gaa1 hoi6 jyu1 jia1 hai4 yu2 = to harm; do harm to

百上加斤 baak3 soeng6 gaa1 gan1 bai3 shang4 jai1 jin1 = add oil to the fire 粵

加試 gaa1 si5/3 jia1 shi4 = to add material to an exam; supplementary exam

加害者 gaa1 hoi6 ze2 jia1 hai4 zhe3 = aggressor

哥斯達黎加 go1 si1 daat6 lai4 gaa1 ge1 si1 da2 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

多明尼加共和國 do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 duo1 ming2 ni2 jia1 gong4 he2 guo2 = Dominican Republic

加拉巴哥群島 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 kwan4 dou2 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos Islands

加納 gaa1 naap6 jia1 na4 = Ghana

塞內加爾 coi3 noi6 gaa1 ji5 sai4 nei4 jia1 er3 = Senegal

加的夫 gaa1 dik1 fu1 = Cardiff

孟加拉國 maang6 gaa1 laai1 gwok3 meng4 jia1 la1 guo2 = Bangladesh

保加利亞 bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 = Bulgaria

加蓬 gaa1 pung4 jia1 peng2 = Gabon

哥斯大黎加 go1 si1 daai6 lai6 gaa1 ge1 si1 da4 li2 jia1 = Costa Rica

牙買加 ngaa4 maai5 gaa1 ya2 mai3 jia1 = Jamaica

馬達加斯加 maa5 daat6 gaa1 si1 gaa1 ma3 da2 jia1 si1 jia1 = Madagascar

尼加拉瓜 nei4 gaa1 laai1 gwaa1 ni2 jia1 la1 gua1 = Nicaragua

湯加 tong1 gaa1 tang1 jia1 = Tonga

加數 gaa1 sou3 = addend, augend

加利 gaa1 lei6 = Boutros Boutros-Ghali

孟加拉 maang6 gaa1 laai1 meng4 jia1 la1 = Bengal

星加坡 sing1 gaa3 bo1 xing1 jia1 po1 = Singapore

耶加達 je4 gaa1 daat6 ye1 jia1 da2 = Jakarta

芝加哥 zi1 gaa1 go1 zhi1 jia1 ge1 = Chicago

加幣 gaa1 bai6 = Canadian Dollar

加航 gaa1 hong4 = Canadian Pacific Airline Ltd

保加利亞的 bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 dik1 bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 de5 = [adj] Bulgarian 國

保加利亞人 bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jan4 bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 ren2 = a Bulgarian person

保加利亞語 bou2 gaa1 lei6 aa3 jyu5 bao3 jia1 li4 ya4 yu3 = Bulgarian language

亞爾發和奧米加 aa3 ji5 faat3 wo4 ou3 mai5 gaa3 ya3 er3 fa1 he2 ao4 mi3 jia1 = Alpha and Omega

內布拉斯加 noi6 bou3 laai1 si1 gaa3 nei4 bu4 la1 si1 jia1 = Nebraska

前詞典語音加工 cin4 ci4 din2 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 dian3 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = prelexical phonology

前詞彙加工 cin4 ci4 wui6 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 hui4 jia1 gong1 = pre-lexical access

前詞彙語音加工 cin4 ci4 wui6 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1 qian2 ci2 hui4 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = pre-lexical phonological processing

孟加拉共和國 maang6 gaa1 laai1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 meng4 jia1 la1 gong4 he2 guo2 = Bangladesh

孟加拉語 maang6 gaa1 laai1 jyu5 meng4 jia1 la1 yu3 = Bengalese

新加坡人 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 jan4 xin1 jia1 po1 ren2 = Singaporean person

湯加群島 tong1 gaa1 kwan4 dou2 tang1 jia1 qun2 dao3 = Tonga

加工時序 gaa1 gung1 si4 zeoi6 jia1 gong1 shi2 xu4 = [sci.] time course, time sequence

基加利 gei1 gaa1 lei6 ji1 jia1 li4 = Kigali

加德滿都 gaa1 dak1 mun5 dou1 jia1 de2 man3 du1 = Kathmandu

加拉加斯 gaa1 laai1 gaa1 si1 jia1 la1 jia1 si1 = Caracas

加拉太書 gaa1 laai1 taai3 syu1 jia1 la1 tai4 shu1 = Galatians

加拉巴哥斯 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 = Galapagos

加拉巴哥斯群島 gaa1 laai1 baa1 go1 si1 kwan4 dou2 jia1 la1 ba1 ge1 si1 qun2 dao3 = Galapagos islands

加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6 lok3 caam3 gei1 fan1 haau6 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 luo4 shan1 ji1 fen1 xiao4 = UCLA

加沙 gaa1 saa1 jia1 sha1 = Gaza

加沙地帶 gaa1 saa1 dei6 daai3 jia1 sha1 di4 dai4 = Gaza Strip

加值型網路 gaa1 zik6 jing4 mong5 lou6 jia1 zhi2 xing2 wang3 lu4 = value added network (VAN)

加利福尼亞 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya3 (Taiwan), jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 (PRC) = California

加速器 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 jia1 su4 qi4 = accelerator (comp)

堪察加半島 ham1 caat3 gaa3 bun3 dou2 kan1 cha2 jia1 ban4 dao3 = Kamchatka peninsula

加氯消毒法 gaa1 luk6 siu1 duk6 faat3 jia1 lv4 xiao1 du2 fa3 = [化] (hyper)chlorination

加法性質 gaa1 faat3 sing3 zat1 jia1 fa3 xing4 zhi4 = [math.] additive property

加甲醇酒精 gaa1 gaap3 seon4 zau2 zing1 jia1 jia3 chun2 jiu3 jing1 = [化] methylated spirit

可加性 ho2 gaa1 sing3 ke3 jia1 xing4 = [math.] additive property

概念驅動加工 koi3 nim6 keoi1 dung6 gaa1 gung1 gai4 nian4 qu1 dong4 jia1 gong1 = concept-driven processing

直線加速器 zik6 sin3 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 zhi2 xian4 jia1 su4 qi4 = linear accelerator

粒子加速器 lap1 zi2 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 li4 zi3 jia1 su4 qi4 = particle accelerator

芝加哥大學 zi1 gaa1 go1 daai6 hok6 zhi1 jia1 ge1 da4 xue2 = University of Chicago

視窗加速器 si6 coeng1 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 shi4 chuang1 jia1 su4 qi4 = Windows accelerator

視覺加工技巧 si6 gok3 gaa1 gung1 gei6 haau2 shi4 jue2 jia1 gong1 ji4 qiao3 = visual processing skill

加查 gaa1 caa4 jia1 cha2 = Jiacha (place in Tibet)

印加 jan3 gaa1 = Inca, Incan

芝加哥太陽時報 zi1 gaa1 go1 taai3 joeng4 si4 bou3 = Chicago Sun Times

孟加拉航空 maang6 gaa1 laai1 hong4 hung1 = Biman Bangladesh Airlines

加拿大航空 gaa1 naa4 daai6 hong4 hung1 = Air Canada

新加坡航空 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 hong4 hung1 = Singapore Airlines

芝加哥論壇報 zi1 gaa1 go1 leon6 taan4 bou3 = Chicago Tribune

阿拉斯加 aa3 laai1 si1 gaa1 = Alaska

啹加兵 goe1 gaa1*4 bing1 = Gurkha, Gorkha soldier

加拿大人 gaa1 naa4 daai6 jan4 = a Canadian (person)

拉斯維加斯 laai1 si1 wai4 gaa1 si1 la1 si1 wei2 jia1 si1 = city of Las Vegas

加勒比海 gaa1 lak6 bei2 hoi2 jia1 le4 bi3 hai3 = Carribean

雅加達 ngaa5 gaa1 daat6 ya3 jia1 da2 = Jakarta

新加坡國立大學 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 gwok3 laap6 daai6 hok6 xin1 jia1 po1 guo2 li4 da4 xue2 = National University of Singapore

回旋加速器 wui4 syun4 gaa1 cuk1 hei3 hui2 xuan2 jia1 su4 qi4 = a cyclotron (particle accelerator used by physicists)

加利福尼亞大學 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 daai6 hok6 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 = University of California

加利福尼亞州 gaa1 lei6 fuk1 nei4 aa3 zau1 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 zhou1 = California

加士伯 gaa1 si6 baak3 = Carlsberg (beer)

尼亞加拉大瀑布 nei4 aa3 gaa1 laai1 daai6 buk6 bou3 = Niagara Falls

加菲貓 gaa1 fei1 maau1 jia1 fei1 mao1 = Garfield

加拿大元 gaa1 naa4 daai6 jyun4 jia1 na2 da4 yuan2 = Canadian dollar

加元 gaa1 jyun4 jia1 yuan2 = Canadian dollar

伏爾加河 fuk6 ji5 gaa1 ho4 fu2 er3 jia1 he2 = Volga River

加速度計 gaa1 cuk1 dou6 gai3 jia1 su4 du4 ji4 = accelerometer

加把勁 = try harder; make greater efforts 國

巴沙加牙舞曲 baa1 saa1 gaa1 ngaa4 mou5 kuk1 ba1 sha1 jia1 ya2 wu3 qu3 = passacaglia

亞氏保加症 aa3 si6 bou2 gaa1 zing3 ya4 shi4 bao3 jia1 zheng4 = asperger syndrome

阿諾舒華辛力加 aa3 nok6 syu1 waa4 san1 lik6 gaa1 = Arnold Schwarzenegger

黑加倫子 hak1 gaa1 leon4 zi2 = blackcurrant

加拿大太平洋航空公司 gaa1 naa4 daai6 taai3 ping4 joeng4 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 = Canadian Pacific Airline Ltd

新加坡海峽時報指數 san1 gaa1*3 bo1 hoi2 haap6 si4 bou3 zi2 sou3 = Singapore Straits Times Index

加州紅 gaa1 zau1 hung4 = California Red (karaoke group)

加拿大廣播公司 gaa1 naa4 daai6 gwong2 bo3 gung1 si1 jia1 na2 da4 guang3 bo1 gong1 si1 = CBC; Radio-Canada

加拿大國際廣播電台 gaa1 naa4 daai6 gwok3 zai3 gwong2 bo3 din6 toi4 jia1 na2 da4 guo2 ji4 guang3 bo1 dian4 tai2 = Radio Canada International

加拿大最高法院 gaa1 naa4 daai6 zeoi3 gou1 faat3 jyun6*2 jia1 na2 da4 zui4 gao1 fa3 yuan4 = Supreme Court of Canada

陳加玲 can4 gaa1 ling4 chen2 jia1 ling2 = Charine Chan (also 陳嘉玲)

千葉美加 cin1 jip6 mei5 gaa1 qian1 ye4 mei3 jia1 = Mika Chiba

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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"]

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