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“increasingly” in Chinese

Chinese

Also日趋 (rì qū) · 越发 (yuè fā)

Pronunciation

Pinyinrì yì

Example

环境日益恶化。huán jìng rì yì è huà

The environment is getting worse and worse.

Illustration for 日益 (increasingly)

How to say “increasingly” in Chinese

“Increasingly” in Chinese is 日益 (rì yì).

A steady rise in how much or how strongly something is present from one day to the next.

Full entry for 日益: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 日益

随着城市化进程,公共交通日益普及。suí zhe chéng shì huà jìn chéng gōng gòng jiāo tōng rì yì pǔ jí

As urbanization progresses, public transportation is becoming increasingly widespread.

Tips for using 日益

  • The word can describe either a good or bad development, so its tone comes from the change being described rather than from the word itself.

Other Chinese words for “increasingly”

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日趋

rì qū

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问题日趋严重。wèn tí rì qū yán zhòng

The problem is becoming increasingly serious.

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越发

yuè fā

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我们的讨论越发深入了。wǒ men de tǎo lùn yuè fā shēn rù le

Our discussion became increasingly in-depth.

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