趋于

趨於

qūyú

verb HSK 7-9 #30,236

Meanings

1 to tend toward
2 to incline to
3 to verge on

Characters

to tend toward; to trend

Literally 'trend toward' — to tend toward a state

Examples

局势趋于稳定。

Júshì qūyú wěndìng.

The situation is tending toward stability.

两国关系趋于正常化。

Liǎng guó guānxi qūyú zhèngcháng huà.

Relations between the two countries are trending toward normalization.

Tips

usage

趋于 is formal and typically followed by an adjective or abstract noun describing a state: 趋于稳定 (stabilizing), 趋于一致 (reaching consensus), 趋于平静 (calming down).

Stroke Order

趋 qū

于 yú