更加

gèngjiā

adverb HSK 3 #1,589

Meanings

Jīngguò liànxí, tā de Hànyǔ gèngjiā liúlì le.

After practice, his Chinese became even more fluent.

Zhè ràng wǒ gèngjiā jiāndìng le juéxīn.

This made me even more determined.

Chéngshì biàn de gèngjiā xiàndàihuà le.

The city has become even more modernized.

usage

更加 vs 更: Both mean 'even more,' but 更加 is slightly more formal and emphatic. In casual speech, 更 alone is more common.

grammar

更加 is placed before the adjective or verb: 更加 + adjective/verb. Often implies a change over time or comparison with a previous state.

更 gèng

加 jiā