加大 (jiā dà) — to enlarge, to increase, to step up (often with abstract nouns: intensity, effort, scale)
Definition
加大 means 'to step up' or 'to intensify' an abstract or scaled thing — effort, investment, pressure, production. Pairs with nouns like 力度, 投入, 规模; not for physical size (use 扩大 instead).
verb
to enlargeto increaseto step up (often with abstract nouns: intensity, effort, scale)
Examples
- 加大。Zhèng fǔ jiā dà le duì jiào yù de tóu rù.The government increased its investment in education.
- 加大，。Wǒ men bì xū jiā dà gōng zuò lì dù, cái néng wán chéng rèn wu.We must step up our work intensity to complete the task.
- 加大。Gōng sī jì huà míng nián jiā dà shēng chǎn guī mó.The company plans to expand its production scale next year.
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