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

HSK 4

天气愈发寒冷了。

Tiānqì yùfā hánlěng le.

The weather has become increasingly cold.

HSK 4

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