Chinese word

更加

Pronunciation

Pinyingèng jiā

Meaning

  • adverbeven more

Example

现在有了手机，生活更加方便了。xiàn zài yǒu le shǒu jī shēng huó gèng jiā fāng biàn le

Now that there are mobile phones, life has become even more convenient.

Illustration for 更加 (even more)

More examples

保护环境对每个人来说更加重要。bǎo hù huán jìng duì měi gè rén lái shuō gèng jiā zhòng yào

Protecting the environment is even more important for everyone.

Core concept

A step upward on a scale of degree, making a quality or change stronger than before.

Common phrases

  • 更加重要gèng jiā zhòng yào

    even more important

  • 更加努力gèng jiā nǔ lì

    work even harder

  • 更加清楚gèng jiā qīng chǔ

    even clearer

Similar words

更gèng: Shows that a quality, action, or change goes further or becomes stronger.
越来越yuè lái yuè: Shows that a quality or state grows stronger gradually as time passes.
比较bǐ jiào: Shows that a quality or action is relatively or somewhat high in degree.

Definition in Chinese

用以表示比原来更高的程度，常与形容词或副词连用，表示程度上的加强或加深。yòng yǐ biǎo shì bǐ yuán lái gèng gāo de chéng dù cháng yǔ xíng róng cí huò fù cí lián yòng biǎo shì chéng dù shàng de jiā qiáng huò jiā shēn

Word origin

更加 (gèngjiā, "even more") combines 更 (gèng, "further") + 加 (jiā, "add"), presenting an added step in degree.

Usage tips

  • In everyday sentence building, this adverb stands directly before the adjective or adverb whose degree is changing, a useful word-order pattern for listening and speaking.

Other meanings

  • increasinglyadverb

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