加以 + 动词 jiāyǐ + dòngcí

加以 + 动词（jiāyǐ + dòngcí）means “加以 + verb: to carry out (an action) on the thing just mentioned (formal)”. 加以 is a formal light verb that takes a disyllabic verb and applies its action to an object introduced earlier (often by 对). Formation: （对 + 对象）+ 加以 + 双音节动词（说明/研究/分析…）

加以 + verb: to carry out (an action) on the thing just mentioned (formal)

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Formation

（对 + 对象）+ 加以 + 双音节动词（说明/研究/分析…）

Explanation

加以 is a formal light verb that takes a disyllabic verb and applies its action to an object introduced earlier (often by 对). The real object comes before 加以, not after, so 加以 itself has no object: 对这个问题加以说明 = 'explain this problem'. Common in written and academic Chinese.

Examples

这个问题需要 加以说明。
zhège wèntí xūyào jiāyǐ shuōmíng.
This problem needs to be explained.
我们应该对这些数据 加以分析。
wǒmen yīnggāi duì zhèxiē shùjù jiāyǐ fēnxī.
We should analyze these data.

Note

Object goes before 加以 (often with 对); ❌ 加以这个问题说明.

FAQ

加以 + 动词 — what does it mean and how is it used?

加以 + verb: to carry out (an action) on the thing just mentioned (formal). 加以 is a formal light verb that takes a disyllabic verb and applies its action to an object introduced earlier (often by 对). The real object comes before 加以, not after, so 加以 itself has no object: 对这个问题加以说明 = 'explain this problem'. Common in written and academic Chinese.

加以 + 动词 — how do you form it?

（对 + 对象）+ 加以 + 双音节动词（说明/研究/分析…）

加以 + 动词 — any usage notes?

Object goes before 加以 (often with 对); ❌ 加以这个问题说明.

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