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逐渐

zhú jiàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 逐漸

逐渐 (zhú jiàn) means "gradually". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 逐渐 means

1. gradually

How 逐渐 is used in grammar

逐渐 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Time adverbs: 渐渐/逐渐/及时/立刻 (HSK 4)

The characters in 逐渐

• 逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
• 渐jiàngradual; gradually

Example sentences

• 天气逐渐回暖了。
  Tiānqì zhújiàn huínuǎn le.
  It is getting warmer and warmer.
• 病人逐渐康复了。
  The patient got better little by little.
• 她逐渐开始明白。
  She gradually began to understand.
• 我父亲逐渐好转了。
  Wǒ fùqin zhújiàn hǎozhuǎn le.
  My father is getting better by degrees.
• 天空逐渐明亮了起来。
  Tiānkōng zhújiàn míngliàng le qǐlai.
  The sky is getting brighter.
• 乌云逐渐布满了整个天空。
  Wūyún zhújiàn bù mǎn le zhěnggè tiānkōng.
  The sky has gradually clouded over.

Where 逐渐 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time adverbs & temporal expressions (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhú jiàn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.