追加

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī jiā

Meanings

  1. to add something extra
  2. an additional increment
  3. addendum
  4. to append
  5. an additional posthumous title
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追
zhuī · pursue, chase after; expel
加
jiā · add to, increase, augment
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1–1 · zhui1 jia1

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zeoi1 gaa1

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verb

  1. to add to an original amount
  2. to add something extra; to append; to supplement
  3. to confer a posthumous title

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追加 · zhui1 jia1
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Exact source record追加 追加 [zhui1 jia1] /to add something extra/an additional increment/addendum/to append/an additional posthumous title/