This is the 171st most frequent Chinese word.


"Add" or "increase."


Here, "加" means "add" to indicate the action of putting something additional into a mix.

我想加一些糖到咖啡里。

I would like to add some sugar to the coffee.


In this sentence, "加" is used to mean "add more," referring to increasing or supplementing quantity.

冬天到了,我们需要加衣服保暖。

Winter has arrived; we need to wear more layers to keep warm.


Here, "加" is used in the mathematical sense of addition, indicating the operation of summing numbers.

这个数学题很简单,只需要加法。

This math problem is very simple; it only requires addition.