Korean word

차츰

Pronunciation

Romanizationchacheum

Meaning

  • adverbgradually

Example

차츰 날이 밝아졌어요.cha cheum na ri pal ga jeo sseo yo

The day gradually grew lighter.

Illustration for 차츰 (gradually)

More examples

증상이 차츰 잦아들고 있어요.cheung sang i cha cheum cha ja deul go i sseo yo

The symptoms are gradually subsiding.

Core concept

A change unfolds in small steps as time passes.

Common phrases

  • 차츰 나아지다cha cheum na a ji da

    gradually improve

  • 차츰 잦아들다cha cheum cha ja deul da

    gradually subside

Similar words

점점cheomjeom: A condition or degree keeps changing gradually over time, either improving or worsening.
조금씩chogeumssik: Progress or change happens in small amounts that build up over time.
점차cheomcha: A change develops gradually through one stage after another.
서서히seoseohi: A process moves forward at a slow, steady pace through small changes.

Definition in Korean

시간이 지나면서 상태나 정도가 조금씩 변함을 나타내는 부사.si ga ni chi na myeon seo sang tae na cheong do ga cho geum ssik pyeon ha meul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

This is a native Korean word with no reliable decomposition supported here, so it is best learned as a whole word for gradual change over time.

Usage tips

  • This adverb fits calm descriptions of continuing change and is less suited to a single sudden event.

Opposites

Related words

  • 차츰차츰chacheumchacheumgraduallyadverb
  • 차차chachagraduallyadverb

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