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相加 (xiāng jiā) — to add together, to sum

Definition

verb
to add togetherto sum

Examples

  • 相加。
    Zhè liǎng gè shù zì xiāng jiā qǐ lái děng yú shí.
    These two numbers add up to ten.
  • 相加，。
    Bǎ suǒ yǒu de chéng běn xiāng jiā, zǒng huā fèi shì wǔ qiān yuán.
    Add all the costs together, the total expense is five thousand yuan.
  • 相加，。
    Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāng fǎ de xiào guǒ xiāng jiā, huì chǎn shēng gèng hǎo de jié guǒ.
    The effects of these two methods combined will produce better results.

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.

相xiāngmutually
加jiāadd

“相” (mutually) and “加” (add) combine to mean add together.

Characters in this word

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

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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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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