参加 cānjiā participate
participate; join; take part in
How to remember 参加: 参 take part + 加 to add = participate.
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How it is used
- Take part in an organized activity - 参加比赛 (cānjiā bǐsài) enter a competition; 参加会议 (cānjiā huìyì) attend a meeting.
- Takes an event as object (party, exam, wedding, war). Contrast 加入 (jiārù, join an organization/group as a member) - you 参加 a meeting but 加入 a club.
- 参 reads cān here, not shēn (as in 人参 rénshēn, ginseng).
Example sentences
- 我参加了比赛。 Wǒ cānjiāle bǐsài.I took part in the competition.
- 我们都参加了这次会议。 Wǒmen dōu cānjiāle zhè cì huìyì.We all attended the conference.
- 她被邀请参加派对。 Tā bèi yāoqǐng cānjiā pàiduì.She was invited to a party.
- 他们偕同妻子参加了聚会。 Tāmen xiétóng qīzi cānjiāle jùhuì.They went to the get-together with their wives.