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

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.

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.

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