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加以

jiā yǐ

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

加以 (jiā yǐ) means "in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to st". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 加以 means

1. (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. {加以说明|jiā yǐ shuō míng}); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
2. literarymoreover; in addition

The characters in 加以

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 以yǐto use; by means of; according to

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