添 tiān

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Traditional form

添 tiān

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵忝

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

忝 tiǎn

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 添 tiān in different contexts.

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要 yāo 是 shì 茶 chá 太 tài 浓 nóng , 可 kě 添 tiān 点 diǎn 热水 rè shuǐ .

If the tea is too strong, add some hot water.

一 yī 家 jiā 中国 Zhōngguó 公司 gōngsī 标明 biāo míng 其 qí 添加剂 tiān jiā jì 为 wéi 一种 yī zhǒng 用于 yòng yú 增甜和 hé 增 zēng 稠 chóu 的 de 甘油 gān yóu .

Chinese company had identified the additive as glycerin, a sweetener and thickener.

这 zhè 个 gè 评论 pínglùn 家 jiā 引用 yǐnyòng 那个 nà ge 作家 zuòjiā 的话 de huà 添 tiān 凑 còu 了 le 这篇评论 pínglùn .

The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.

他 tā 的 de 话 huà 给 gěi 极 jí 沉闷 chénmèn 的 de 讲话 jiǎng huà 增添 zēngtiān 了 le 几 jī 分 fēn 轻松 qīngsōng 的 de 气氛 qìfēn .

His words provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech.

不 bù 添 tiān 了 le ,谢谢 xièxie , 我 wǒ 已经 yǐjīng 吃饱喝足 jù 了 le .

No more thank you, I'm full up.

Explore 19 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 添 tiān in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
添 tiān	to add	添 tiān
添加 tiān jiā	to add	添加 tiān jiā
增添 zēngtiān	to add	增添 zēngtiān
添麻烦 tiān má fan	to inconvenience	添麻煩
添加剂 tiān jiā jì	additive	添加劑
添乱 tiān luàn	to inconvenience	添亂
锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā	gilding the lily	錦上添花
添置 tiān zhì	to buy	添置 tiān zhì
添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù	lit. to add oil and vinegar	添油加醋 tiān yóu jiā cù
画蛇添足 huàshétiānzú	to overdo it	畫蛇添足
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì	with redoubled power (idiom)	如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì
添砖加瓦 tiān zhuān jiā wǎ	fig. to do one's bit to help	添磚加瓦
添加物 tiān jiā wù	additive	添加物 tiān jiā wù
加添 jiā tiān	augment	加添 jiā tiān
添丁 tiān dīng	to add a son to the family	添丁 tiān dīng
添补 tiān bu	to fill (up)	添補
加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù	to sex up	加油添醋 jiā yóu tiān cù
二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ	to go fifty-fifty	二一添作五 èr yī tiān zuò wǔ
添办 tiān bàn	to acquire	添辦