Aggravate in Chinese
to aggravate · HSK 6
加剧
- 加 to add
- 剧 drama
最近两家公司的竞争加剧了。 Competition between the two companies has intensified recently.
Other ways to say aggravate
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How do you say aggravate in Chinese?
Aggravate in Chinese is 加剧 (jiā jù). You can also say 加重 (jiā zhòng).
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