加之

jiāzhī

conjunction HSK 7-9 #30,030

Meanings

HSK 6

天气恶劣，加之道路不熟，他们迷路了。

Tiānqì èliè, jiāzhī dàolù bù shú, tāmen mílù le.

The weather was bad, and moreover they were unfamiliar with the roads, so they got lost.

HSK 7-9

他经验丰富，加之工作态度认真，很快得到了晋升。

Tā jīngyàn fēngfù, jiāzhī gōngzuò tàidù rènzhēn, hěnkuài dédào le jìnshēng.

He has rich experience, and furthermore his work attitude is serious, so he was soon promoted.

加之 is a formal or literary conjunction used in writing. In everyday speech, 而且 or 再说 are more natural alternatives.

加 jiā

之 zhī