加碼 [－码]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to ratchet up
  2. to raise (expectations etc)
  3. to increase (a quota, a position in the market etc)
  4. to up the ante
  5. (computing) to encode
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​而​家​嘅​水平​之上​再加​多​啲
    to raise the quantity
    • 今日開始國家隊要加碼練習。
      今日开始国家队要加码练习。
      gam1 jat6 hoi1 ci2 gwok3 gaa1 deoi2 jiu3 gaa1 maa5 lin6 zaap6.
      Starting from today the national team has to practice more often.
    • 公司決定加碼投資房地產市場。
      公司决定加码投资房地产市场。
      gung1 si1 kyut3 ding6 gaa1 maa5 tau4 zi1 dei6 caan2 si5 coeng4.
      The company has decided to increase investment in the real estate market.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to raise the stakes; to up the ante
  2. verb, of price, usually
    to rise; to increase; to ratchet up
  3. verb
    to raise the price of commodities
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今日开始国家队要加码练习。
    今日開始國家隊要加碼練習。
    gam1 jat6 hoi1 ci2 gwok3 gaa1 deoi2 jiu3 gaa1 maa5 lin6 zaap6.
    • Starting from today the national team has to practice more often.
  2. Cantonese
    公司决定加码投资房地产市场。
    公司決定加碼投資房地產市場。
    gung1 si1 kyut3 ding6 gaa1 maa5 tau4 zi1 dei6 caan2 si5 coeng4.
    • The company has decided to increase investment in the real estate market.