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加料 (jiā liào) — to add ingredients or raw materials; to reinforce, to fortify (by adding materials)

Definition

Verb meaning 'to add ingredients' (cooking) or 'to reinforce by adding material' (manufacturing). The 料 is a concrete noun here — actual substances added — not abstract content.

verb
to add ingredients or raw materialsto reinforceto fortify (by adding materials)

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā gěi tāng jiā le liào, wèi dào gèng hǎo le.
    He added ingredients to the soup, and the taste improved.
  • 加料。
    Zhè zhǒng cái liào xū yào jiā liào cái néng gèng jiān gù.
    This material needs reinforcement to be stronger.
  • 加料，。
    Gōng chǎng zuì jìn zài gěi chǎn pǐn jiā liào, tí gāo zhì liàng.
    The factory has been reinforcing its products recently to improve quality.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

加jiāadd
料liàomaterial

加 means add and 料 means material, so the action is adding material.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

料 combines 米 (rice) with 斗 (a dipper), showing rice being measured or gauged.

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Appears in
Cooking

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