参加參加 cānjiā — to take part in, to attend, to join
cānjiā (first tone, high and level)can1jia1
Traditional: 參加
to take part in, to attend, to join
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardverb
Meanings
to take part in, to attend, to join
To take part in an organised activity — an exam, a meeting, a match, a wedding. Its object must be an event: a place takes 去, not 参加.
verb
Example sentences
- 我下个月参加汉语考试。我下個月參加漢語考試。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xià (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) yuè (fourth tone, falling) cānjiā (first tone, high and level) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) kǎoshì. (third tone, dipping)···
I’m sitting the Chinese exam next month.
- 你参加过他们的比赛吗？你參加過他們的比賽嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) cānjiāguo (first tone, high and level) tāmen (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) bǐsài (third tone, dipping) ma? (neutral tone)···
Have you ever taken part in one of their competitions?
Common mistakes
Not quite我明天参加学校。
Correct我明天去学校。
参加 takes an activity, never a place. Going somewhere is 去; it is the meeting, the class or the party at that place that you 参加.