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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

加 [jiā]
  1. 1. verb [相加]
    2加2等于4。
    Two plus two is four.
    雪上加霜
    one disaster after another
  2. 2. verb [增加] increase
    老板要给我们加工资。
    The boss wants to increase our wages.
  3. 3. verb [添加] add
    加点糖
    add some sugar
    请加一副碗筷。
    Can you give us another bowl and another set of chopsticks?
  4. 4. verb [加以]
    我们对孩子要严加管教。
    We should be strict with children.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

加 [jiā]
  1. 1. verb add; plus
    二加三等于五。
    Two plus three makes five. or Two and three is five.
    加法运算是四则运算中的一种。
  2. 2. verb increase; augment
    加工资
    increase (or raise) sb.'s wages
    加件衣服再出去。
    Put on more clothes before you go out.
    加大油门
    open the throttle; step on the gas
    我不需要加钱，这样我就很满足了。
    我刚去煤气站加气了。
    这份加急书信必须在今晚送到目的地。
  3. 3. verb put in; add; append
    汤里加点盐
    put some salt in the soup
    往威士忌里加水
    add water to whisky
    加注解
    append notes to
    往锅里加点火。
    给我加点菜。
    再加上路费，花费就要10000元了。
    加上几句议论，这篇文章就更好了。
    我加上你，难道还打不过他？
  4. 4. verb used in the same way as 加以 usually after a monosyllabic adverb
    大加赞扬
    praise highly; lavish praise on
    不加考虑
    not consider at all
    严加处分
    punish severely
    对这种行为应当加以通报批评。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

加 [jiā]
  1. 1. 动 把一个东西放在另一个东西上
    黄袍加身
    加冕。
  2. 2. 动 把本来没有的添上去
    往菜里加点儿盐
    给这段古文加上标点符号
    添加。
  3. 3. 动 在原有的基础上增多、扩大或提高
    加演三场
    加映。
  4. 4. 动 把某种行为加在别人身上
    强加于人
    施加压力。
  5. 5. 动 施行;采用
    多加小心。
  6. 6. 动 数学运算方法,把两个或两个以上的数合在一起。如3加4等于7。
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Examples

加把劲
make an extra effort; put on a spurt → 把
二加三等于五。
Two plus three makes five. or Two and three is five. → 加
加工资
increase (or raise) sb.'s wages → 加
今天晚上我们得加个班，不能去看电影。
We've got to work overtime tonight, so we can't go to the movies. → 加班
加把劲儿!
Put your back into it! or Put on a spurt! → 加劲
加热炉
heating furnace → 加热
加压铸焊
pressure thermite welding → 加压
苦干加巧干
work hard and skilfully; work hard and use one's brain → 苦干
把这一栏数字加起来。
Add up this column of figures. → 栏
要苦干加巧干，不要蛮干。
We should work hard and intelligently, not blindly. → 蛮干
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