"Ever more critical" in Chinese — 愈演愈烈 (yù yǎn yù liè)

愈

演

愈

烈

yù yǎn yù liè

ever more critical

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

1ever more critical
2problems get more and more intense

Stroke order

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愈

演

愈

烈

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄩˋ

yù

ㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧㄝˋ

liè

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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两国之间的矛盾愈演愈烈。
liǎng guó zhī jiān de máo dùn yù yǎn yù liè。
The conflict between the two countries grows ever more intense.

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Related words

演

yǎn

to develop

表演

biǎo yǎn

play

演出

yǎn chū

to act (in a play)

演员

yǎn yuán

actor or actress

导演

dǎo yǎn

to direct

激烈

jī liè

(of competition or fighting) intense

强烈

qiáng liè

strong

热烈

rè liè

enthusiastic

演唱

yǎn chàng

sung performance

演讲

yǎn jiǎng

lecture

扮演

bàn yǎn

to play the role of

上演

shàng yǎn

to screen (a movie)

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Ever more critical in Chinese: 愈演愈烈 (yù yǎn yù liè)