1 half

1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]

2 surname Jia

1 to become a member

2 to join

3 to mix into

4 to participate in

5 to add in

1 to add oil

2 to top up with gas

3 to refuel

4 to accelerate

5 to step on the gas

6 (fig.) to make an extra effort

7 to cheer sb on

1 to work overtime

1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)

2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise

1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge

2 dilettante

3 amateur

1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces

1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results

2 a stitch in time saves nine

1 in a terrible mess (idiom)