HSK 6 · Verbs

施加 shījiā “to exert” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 施加 means

  1. to exert
  2. to apply (pressure)
  3. to exert (effort or pressure)

How to say 施加

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale施shī1st 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

施加 in a sentence

  1. 父母不要给孩子施加太大的压力。

    Fùmǔ búyào gěi háizi shījiā tài dà de yālì.

    Parents shouldn’t put too much pressure on their children.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 你轻轻施加一点儿力，门就开了。

    Nǐ qīngqīng shījiā yìdiǎnr lì, mén jiù kāi le.

    Apply just a little pressure and the door will open.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 施加 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 施 (shī) with each of its parts in a different colour
施shīto put into effect
  • 方square · fāng
  • 㐌a tribe of savages in South China · tā
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 施加

施 9 strokes · 加 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 施加

Words with 施

设施shèshī · facilities措施cuòshī · measure实施shíshī · to implement施展shīzhǎn · to make full use of

Words with 加

加jiā · to add参加cānjiā · participate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加工jiāgōng · to process

More words: Common Verbs

捎shāo · to bring along设立shèlì · to set up渗透shèntòu · to permeate拾shí · to pick up实施shíshī · to implement试图shìtú · to attempt实行shíxíng · to put into practice施展shīzhǎn · to make full use of

FAQs

施加 (shījiā) means “to exert” or “to apply (pressure)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shījiā: shī 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.
Yes. 施加 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shijia with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 施加 from the suggestions. Typing shijia into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
施加 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.