更加

gèngjiā

adverb HSK 3 #1,589

Meanings

HSK 2

经过练习，他的汉语更加流利了。

Jīngguò liànxí, tā de Hànyǔ gèngjiā liúlì le.

After practice, his Chinese became even more fluent.

HSK 3

城市变得更加现代化了。

Chéngshì biàn de gèngjiā xiàndàihuà le.

The city has become even more modernized.

HSK 5

这让我更加坚定了决心。

Zhè ràngwǒ gèngjiā jiāndìng le juéxīn.

This made me even more determined.

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