jiā

How to write (jiā) in Chinese

(pinyin: jiā, written "jia" or "jia") means to add to, to increase, to augment. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • to add to, to increase, to augment

Stroke order

Examples

小李加班到很晚,跑去赶最后一班地铁。
Xiǎo Lǐ jiā bān dào hěn wǎn, pǎo qù gǎn zuì hòu yì bān dì tiě.
Xiao Li worked late and ran to catch the last train.
工作量比我预计的多得多。即使加班到深夜,也完成不了。
gōng zuò liàng bǐ wǒ yù jì de duō de duō. jí shǐ jiā bān dào shēn yè, yě wán chéng bù liǎo.
The amount of work was much more than I'd estimated. Even working late into the night, I couldn't finish.
中午随便煮了点面条,加了个鸡蛋。然后又躺回床上听音乐。
zhōng wǔ suí biàn zhǔ le diǎn miàn tiáo, jiā le ge jī dàn. rán hòu yòu tǎng huí chuáng shang tīng yīn yuè.
At noon I casually cooked some noodles, added an egg. Then lay back down on the bed to listen to music.
啊...我今天有点不舒服,可能就不去了。下次一定参加。
à... wǒ jīn tiān yǒu diǎn bù shū fu, kě néng jiù bú qù le. xià cì yí dìng cān jiā.
Ah... I'm not feeling great today, I'll probably skip. Next time for sure.

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