Chinese word

日益

Pronunciation

Pinyinrì yì

Meaning

  • adverbincreasingly

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 日益增长rì yì zēng zhǎng

    grow steadily

  • 日益严重rì yì yán zhòng

    become increasingly serious

  • 日益普及rì yì pǔ jí

    become increasingly widespread

Similar words

越来越yuè lái yuè: More and more as time passes, in everyday speech.
逐渐zhú jiàn: Gradually changing little by little through several stages.

Definition in Chinese

表示随着时间推移，程度或数量一天比一天增加的副词，常用于书面或正式场合，可修饰形容词或动词。biǎo shì suí zhe shí jiān tuī yí chéng dù huò shù liàng yì tiān bǐ yì tiān zēng jiā de fù cí cháng yòng yú shū miàn huò zhèng shì chǎng hé kě xiū shì xíng róng cí huò dòng cí

Word origin

The word 日益 (rìyì, "increasing day by day") uses 日 (rì, "day") + 益 (yì, "increase") to connect the passing of days with a growing degree or amount.

Usage tips

  • 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.

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