Chinese word dictionary

添加剂

tiānjiājì · additive; food additive

Practice word

Word information

Simplified添加剂

Traditional添加劑

Pinyintiānjiājì

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

添tiān

to add, to append, to increase, to replenish

加jiā

to add to, to increase, to augment

剂jì

dose; medicine; measure word for medicines

How to learn 添加剂

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