更加
gèngjiāTraditional: 更加
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Translation
even more, all the more, still more
Word origin
A compound of 更 (gèng, more or further) and 加 (jiā, to add), reinforcing the sense of increasing a quality even further.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 更 (gèng, more) + 加 (jiā, to add)
Stroke order
更
加
Examples
雨。
The air after the rain is even fresher.
佩。
This made me admire him all the more.
锻炼，。
After exercising, his body became even healthier.
，。
With your help, things went even more smoothly.
。
She is even more confident than before.
更加 (gèng jiā) means even more or all the more, a slightly more emphatic and formal counterpart of 更. It intensifies an adjective or feeling already implied to be high.
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