外加

wàijiā

verb #7,412

Meanings

1 in addition; plus; on top of that
2 with the addition of

Characters

outside; in addition to

Outside + add — to add on top of; in addition to.

Examples

房租两千，外加水电费。

Fángzū liǎngqiān, wàijiā shuǐdiànfèi.

The rent is two thousand, plus utilities.

套餐包含主食，外加一杯饮料。

Tàocān bāohán zhǔshí, wàijiā yī bēi yǐnliào.

The combo includes a main dish, plus a drink.

他会说三种语言，外加一点日语。

Tā huì shuō sān zhǒng yǔyán, wàijiā yīdiǎn Rìyǔ.

He speaks three languages, plus a bit of Japanese.

Tips

usage

外加 is used like 'plus' or 'on top of' in English. It connects items in a list where the second part is supplementary. Similar to 加上 (jiāshàng) but slightly more colloquial.

Stroke Order

外 wài

加 jiā