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加碼

简加码 · 繁加碼

Mandarin · pinyin jiā mǎ

to ratchet up
to raise (expectations etc)
to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc)
to up the ante
(computing) to encode

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加: jiā · add to, increase, augment
碼: Look up this written character
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol

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1–3 · jia1 ma3

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gaa1 maa5

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verb

to raise the price of commodities
(of price, quota, requirements, etc.) to rise; to increase; to ratchet up
(gambling, poker) to raise the stakes; to up the ante

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