大加 (dà jiā) — greatly, profusely, severely, strongly (used before verbs of praise, criticism, or reform)

Definition

A formal written adverb meaning 'greatly, thoroughly' that intensifies verbs of praise, criticism, or reform (大加赞赏, 大加批评). It is more literary and stronger than ordinary 非常, and reads more like a fixed intensifier than a free adverb.

adverb
greatlyprofuselyseverelystrongly (used before verbs of praise, criticism, or reform)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 大加。
    Guān zhòng duì zhè bù diàn yǐng dà jiā zàn shǎng.
    The audience greatly praised this movie.
  • 大加。
    Tā de jiàn yì bèi wěi yuán huì dà jiā pī píng.
    His suggestion was severely criticized by the committee.
  • 大加。
    Gōng sī jué dìng dà jiā gǎi zào shēng chǎn liú chéng.
    The company decided to thoroughly reform the production process.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大dàgreatly
加jiāadd

“大” (greatly) and “加” (add) combine to intensify an action.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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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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