更加

gèng jiā

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adverb Common

Definitions

1. more (than sth else)
2. even more

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 更 gèng 更 gèng more 更 is more common in spoken Chinese, while 更加 is slightly more formal.: more

Related words

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• 不再 bù zài 不再 bù zài no more 不再 means 'no longer', which is conceptually related as the cessation of an increased state.: no more

Synonyms

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• 越发 yuè fā 越发 yuè fā increasingly 越发 means 'increasingly' or 'more and more', often implying a continuous change.: increasingly

Usage notes

Collocations

更加 is typically followed by an adjective or a verb expressing a state; it cannot directly modify a noun.

Common mistakes

Do not use 更加 to compare two explicit things; use 比 structure instead. 更加 implies a general increase in degree.

Example Sentences

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今天的天气 更加 冷了。

Today's weather is even colder.

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Child Words of 更加

• 加 加 jiā: to add
• 更 更 gēng: to change or replace
• 更 更 gèng: more