渐渐

漸漸

jiànjiàn

adverb HSK 5 #5,623

Meanings

Reduplication of 渐 intensifies the sense of gradualness.

HSK 3

他渐渐习惯了这里的生活。

Tā jiànjiàn xíguàn le zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.

He gradually got used to life here.

HSK 4

天气渐渐暖和起来，公园里的花都开了。

Tiānqì jiànjiàn nuǎnhuo qǐlái, gōngyuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi le.

The weather gradually warmed up, and the flowers in the park all bloomed.

HSK 5

天渐渐黑了。

Tiān jiànjiàn hēi le.

The sky gradually got dark.

grammar

渐渐 usually comes before the verb. In formal writing you can use 逐渐 instead, which has the same meaning.

渐 jiàn