HSK 3 · Verbs

参加 cānjiā “participate” in Chinese

Traditional 參加

What 参加 means

  1. participate
  2. join
  3. take part in
  4. to take part

How to say 参加

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale参cān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale加jiā1st tone, high and level

参加 in a sentence

  1. 我会参加下次的会议。

    Wǒ huì cānjiā xià cì de huìyì.

    I’ll attend the next meeting.

    Sentence #466200 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我参加了一个游泳俱乐部。

    Wǒ cānjiā le yí ge yóuyǒng jùlèbù.

    I joined a swimming club.

    Sentence #9415427 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们还从来没参加过中国人的婚礼呢。

    Wǒmen hái cónglái méi cānjiā guo Zhōngguórén de hūnlǐ ne.

    We’ve never been to a Chinese wedding before.

    Sentence #397895 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 参加 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 参 (cān) with each of its parts in a different colour
参cānto take part in
  • 厶private · sī
  • 大big · dà
  • 彡bristle · shānSound part
The character 加 (jiā) with each of its parts in a different colour
加jiāto add
  • 力strength · lì
  • 口mouth · kǒu

Memory aidStrength 力 added to words 口: to add.

How to write 参加

参 8 strokes · 加 5 strokes

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参加 (cānjiā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 参加 (cānjiā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 参加

Words with 参

参观cānguān · to look around参考cānkǎo · to consult参与cānyù · to take part (in)参谋cānmóu · adviser参照cānzhào · to refer to

Words with 加

加jiā · to add增加zēngjiā · to raise加班jiābān · to work overtime加油jiāyóu · to cheer on加入jiārù · to join更加gèngjiā · even more加油站jiāyóuzhàn · petrol station加剧jiājù · to intensify施加shījiā · to exert加工jiāgōng · to process

More words: Common Verbs

搬bān · to move帮忙bāngmáng · to help包bāo · to cover变化biànhuà · change迟到chídào · arrive late打扫dǎsǎo · to clean打算dǎsuàn · to plan带dài · band

FAQs

参加 (cānjiā) means “participate” or “join”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it cānjiā: cān with a 1st tone, then jiā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 参加 is written 參加. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type canjia with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 参加 from the suggestions. Typing canjia into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
参加 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.