施加

shījiā

verb HSK 7-9 #9,996

Meanings

1 to exert (pressure, influence)
2 to impose

Characters

to carry out; to exert

to add; to apply

Examples

HSK 3

父母不应该把自己的想法施加给孩子。

Fùmǔ bù yīnggāi bǎ zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ shījiā gěi háizi.

Parents shouldn't impose their own ideas on their children.

HSK 4

他们对政府施加了很大的压力。

Tāmen duì zhèngfǔ shījiā le hěn dà de yālì.

They exerted great pressure on the government.

Tips

grammar

Common patterns: 施加压力 (exert pressure), 施加影响 (exert influence). Often used with 对...施加 or 向...施加.

Stroke Order

施 shī

加 jiā