日渐

日漸

rìjiàn

adverb #19,016

Meanings

1 day by day
2 gradually
3 increasingly

Characters

gradually; to progress

Examples

他的中文水平日渐提高。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng rìjiàn tígāo.

His Chinese proficiency is improving day by day.

两国关系日渐紧张。

Liǎng guó guānxi rìjiàn jǐnzhāng.

Relations between the two countries are becoming increasingly tense.

Tips

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日渐 is literary and formal. In everyday speech, use 越来越 (more and more) or 一天天 (day by day) instead.

Stroke Order

日 rì

渐 jiàn