# 施加 (shījiā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 施加 (shījiā) means “to exert (pressure, influence)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to exert (pressure, influence)
- Pinyin: shījiā (shi1 jia1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 父母不应该给孩子施加太大压力。
  Fùmǔ bù yīnggāi gěi háizi shījiā tài dà yālì.
  Parents should not exert too much pressure on their children.

## Characters

- 施 (shī): to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)
- [加](https://hanziro.com/word/jia-add/) (jiā): to add; plus

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-jia-exert/

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