HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Everyday Verbs

加入 jiārù “to join” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 加入 means

  1. to join
  2. to add (in)
  3. to become a member
  4. to mix into
  5. to participate in

How to say 加入

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale加jiā1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale入rù4th tone, falling

加入 in a sentence

  1. 请问，我可以加入你们吗？

    Qǐngwèn, wǒ kěyǐ jiārù nǐmen ma?

    Excuse me, may I join you?

    Sentence #3656967 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们很高兴你加入了我们班。

    Wǒmen hěn gāoxìng nǐ jiārù le wǒmen bān.

    We’re glad you’ve joined our class.

    Sentence #616212 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你想加入哪一组？

    Nǐ xiǎng jiārù nǎ yì zǔ?

    Which group do you want to join?

    Sentence #900703 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 加入 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 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.

The character 入 (rù) drawn as one shape
入rùto enter; to go into

入 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 加入

加 5 strokes · 入 2 strokes

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

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

Words related to 加入

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

Words with 入

入rù · to enter入口rùkǒu · entrance收入shōurù · income进入jìnrù · to enter投入tóurù · to put in输入shūrù · to input陷入xiànrù · to fall into

More words: Everyday Verbs

定dìng · to decide按àn · to press入rù · to enter约yuē · to arrange to meet通tōng · to go through排pái · to line up留下liúxia · to leave behind待dāi · to stay

FAQs

加入 (jiārù) means “to join” or “to add (in)”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it jiārù: jiā with a 1st tone, then rù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 加入 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiaru with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 加入 from the suggestions. Typing jiaru into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
加入 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 6 word list. It is not on the older 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.