再加上 / 加上【zài jiāshang / jiāshang】

on top of that, plus, in addition, add to that, what's more, zai jiashang, jiashang

Adds one more reason on top of another, "on top of that" or "plus", at the start of the second reason: ，，。 is "he was tired, and on top of that it was raining, so he didn't go".

HSK 5

AI-generated

Structure

[reason]，(再)加上 + [reason]，所以 / 就 + [result]

Description

再加上 adds a second reason to the first, and the two together lead to a result. It starts the second reason, and 所以, 就 or 才 usually introduces the result.

，，。

He was tired, and on top of that it was raining, so he didn't go.

，，。

The shop's cheap, plus it's near home, so I come here a lot.

加上 alone means the same and is a little lighter. 再 stresses that this is one more thing.

，，。

The weather was bad, and with the traffic too, we were late.

The reason after 再加上 can be a clause or just a noun phrase.

，，。

His hard work, plus his teacher's help, made him improve fast.

It adds reasons, not items

再加上 piles up causes. For a plain "also" with no result in view, use 也, 还 or 而且.

× 我喜欢苹果，再加上香蕉 → 我喜欢苹果，也喜欢香蕉
× 他会说中文，再加上会说法语 → 他会说中文，而且会说法语

加上 is also the plain verb "add": 加上我，一共五个人 is "five people, counting me".

Examples

，，。

He was tired, and on top of that it was raining, so he didn't go.

，，。

The shop's cheap, plus it's near home, so I come here a lot.

，，。

The weather was bad, and with the traffic too, we were late.

，，。

His hard work, plus his teacher's help, made him improve fast.

，，。

I went to bed late last night and skipped breakfast, so I've no energy now.

，，。

She has a lot of work and young children on top of that, so she rarely goes out.

，，。

The scenery's lovely here and it's easy to get to, so lots of people come.

，，。

The questions were hard and there wasn't enough time, so many people didn't finish.

，，。

She's clever to begin with and she works hard too, so her marks have always been good.

，，。

The flat's too small and it's far from work as well, so we've decided to move.

，，。

He's had a cold and been busy at work, so he's lost a lot of weight lately.

，。

Counting me, that's five people.

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