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添 vs 加(近义词)

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Definition

add,increase/add,increase

Example

用法1
1)Both 添 and 加 are verbs meaning "to increase", but 加 has more usages than 添.
2)添 means "to add more to what is already there"and is mostly applied to human beings or concrete things:
3)添麻烦,添乱 are idiomatic phrases:
4)In examples①②③above,加 can be used to replace 添,but not in examples④and⑤.
1
Guō
锅
lǐ
里
háiyào
还要
zài
再
tiān
添
  
(
  
/
jiā
加
  
)
diǎnr  
点儿
shuǐ
水
  
。

Please add some water to the pot.

2
Fángjiān
房间
lǐ
里
yòu
又
tiān
添
  
(
  
/
jiā
加
  
)
le
了
liǎng
两
jiàn
件
xīn
新
jiājù
家具
  
。

Two more pieces of furniture are put to the room.

3
Tāmen
他们
jiā
家
yòu
又
tiān
添
  
(
  
/
jiā
加
  
)
le
了
yī
一
kǒu
口
rén
人
  
。

Their family has another member.

用法2
1)加 has more usages than 添.It can mean"to increase, enlarge,raise",e.g.:
2)In example①加can be replaced by 添,because it means"to become larger in amount",while in examples②and③it means"to enlarge or raise"and cannot be replaced by 添.
3)加can refer to adding what was not there originally.has no such meaning.e.g.:
4)加 has the meaning of"putting together two or more numbers or things".添 cannot be so used:
4
Nǐmen
你们
háiyào
还要
bùyào
不要
zài
再
jiā
加
  
(
  
/
tiān
添
  
)
wǎn
碗
fàn
饭
  
?

Would you like another bowl of rice?

5
Zhè
这
jiàn
件
yīfu
衣服
de
的
yāoshēn
腰身
shòu
瘦
le
了
  
,
yào
要
jiā
加
féi
肥
3
3
gōngfēn
公分
  
。

The waist part of the dress is too tight,and it needs 3 more centimeters.

6
Gōngchéng
工程
sùdù
速度
néng
能
bù
不
néng
能
zài
再
jiākuài
加快
yīxiē
一些
  
?

Can you fasten the project more?