Definition
加剧 means 'to intensify' and is used with negative situations like competition, pressure, or crises — it makes them worse. It differs from 激化 (more formal, 'become acute') and 强化 ('strengthen', which can be neutral or positive).
verb
to intensify
Easily confused
- 家具jiā jùsound-alikefurniture
- 家居jiā jūsound-alikehome, household (used in compound nouns for home-related items and design)
Examples
- 加剧。Gōngsī zhī jiān de jìngzhēng jiā jù le.The competition between companies has intensified.
- 加剧。Gōngzuò yālì bùduàn jiā jù.Work pressure keeps intensifying.
- 加剧。Jīngjì wēijī jiā jù le shīyè wèntí.The economic crisis intensified the unemployment problem.
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