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Gradually in Chinese: 逐渐 (zhú jiàn)

zhú jiàn

gradually

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 逐漸2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1gradually

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逐
渐

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ㄓㄨˊ

zhú

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

逐渐

Simplified

逐漸

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 她逐渐开始明白。

    tā zhú jiàn kāi shǐ míng bái。

    She gradually began to understand.

  • 我父亲逐渐好转了。

    wǒ fù qīn zhú jiàn hǎo zhuǎn le。

    My father is getting better by degrees.

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Related words

逐步

zhú bù

progressively

渐渐

jiàn jiàn

gradually

角逐

jué zhú

to tussle

驱逐

qū zhú

to expel

逐年

zhú nián

year after year

追逐

zhuī zhú

to chase

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom)

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