愈发

愈發

yùfā

adverb #21,091

Meanings

1 all the more
2 increasingly
3 even more so

Characters

increasingly; to heal

to emit; to send out

Examples

天气愈发寒冷了。

Tiānqì yùfā hánlěng le.

The weather has become increasingly cold.

他愈发不在乎别人的看法。

Tā yùfā bù zàihu biérén de kànfǎ.

He cares less and less about what others think.

Tips

usage

愈发 is more literary than 越来越, though both mean 'increasingly'. 愈发 often implies a faster or more pronounced change and suits written or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

愈 yù

发 fā