Definition

1. Verb:
   • To add: To put something extra into a mixture, dish, or situation, typically in a small or incremental amount.
   • To increase: To make something greater in amount, degree, or intensity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy gia một chút muối vào súp. (She adds a little salt to the soup.)
  • Nhà sản xuất quyết định gia số lượng hàng hóa. (The manufacturer decided to increase the quantity of goods.)
  • Gia thêm một người nữa vào đội. (Add one more person to the team.)

Advanced Usage

• "gia giảm": To adjust, to modify by adding a little or taking a little away. Often used in contexts like recipes, medicine, or plans.
  • Công thức này cho phép bạn gia giảm gia vị tùy khẩu vị. (This recipe allows you to adjust the seasoning to taste.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tăng gia (v): To augment, to increase (often in a broader or more formal sense than "gia" alone).
  • Họ cần tăng gia sản xuất. (They need to augment production.)

Synonyms

• Add: To join something to something else so as to increase the amount.
• Increase: To become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Related Idioms

• Gia phong: To add to the prestige or refinement of a family (literally "to add style/tradition").
  • Hành động đó thực sự gia phong cho dòng họ. (That action truly adds to the family's prestige.)

verb

1. to increase; to ađ