加剧
jiājù
to intensify, to aggravate
Characters in this word
剧 jù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 居 to live, to reside 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 连续高温加剧了城市用水的压力。 Liánxù gāowēn jiājù le chéngshì yòngshuǐ de yālì. Continuous high temperatures intensified the pressure on urban water use.
- 空气污染加剧了很多人的呼吸问题。 Kōngqì wūrǎn jiājù le hěn duō rén de hūxī wèntí. Air pollution has made breathing problems worse for many people.
- 两个人的矛盾在会议上进一步加剧了。 Liǎng gè rén de máodùn zài huìyì shàng jìnyíbù jiājù le. The conflict between the two people grew even worse at the meeting.