tiān

to add; to increase; to replenish

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  • 添加tiānjiāto addB6
  • 画蛇添足huàshé-tiānzúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)B7
  • 锦上添花jǐnshàng-tiānhuā(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)B7
  • 添加剂tiānjiājìadditiveB7
  • 增添zēngtiānto addB7

See it in sentences

汤里再添点水。

Add a little more water to the soup.

家里添了一个宝宝。

A new baby came to the family.