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追加 (zhuī jiā) — to add an additional amount (to a budget, investment, project, etc.); to confer (a title, honor, etc.) posthumously

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to add on top of' an existing amount (budget, funds, investment) or 'to confer posthumously' a title or honor. Rare in everyday speech.

verb
to add an additional amount (to a budget, investment, project, etc.)to confer (a title, honor, etc.) posthumously

Examples

  • 追加。
    Gōng sī jì huà zhuī jiā wǔ bǎi wàn de tóu zī.
    The company plans to add an additional five million in investment.
  • 追加。
    Zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng zhuī jiā le jīn nián de jiào yù jīng fèi.
    The government has already added to this year's education budget.
  • 追加''。
    Tā bèi zhuī jiā le ' rén mín yīng xióng ' de chēng hào.
    He was posthumously conferred the title of 'People's Hero'.

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.

追zhuīchase/afterward
加jiāadd

追 (chase) and 加 (add) together mean add on later.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmovement
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠂤
𠂤𠂤追zhuī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 辶 part shows movement, while 𠂤 gives the sound, for the sense of moving after or pursuing.

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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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Appears in
Finance & Banking

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