加上

jiāshàng

Traditional: 加上

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Translation

to add, to add on, plus, in addition to

Word origin

A resultative compound of 加 (jiā, to add) and the directional 上 (shàng, up or on), meaning to add something on.

Origin
compound
Root
加 (jiā, to add) + 上 (shàng, on)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 加

Stroke order for 上

Examples

yán

Please add a little salt to the soup.

gòngbǎi

With the postage added on, it comes to one hundred yuan in total.

He added his own name.

It was cold, and on top of that it was raining, so we did not go out.

Add these two numbers together and that is the answer.

加上 (jiā shàng) means to add or add on, and as a connector it means plus or in addition to. The 上 element marks the result of attaching one thing to another.

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This word is part of lesson 40.