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漸 (渐)

jiàn

Definition

gradual
gradually

Other pronunciations

jiān

to imbue

Character Decomposition

Related words (16)

gradual change

to fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo; decrescendo

to speed up gradually; faster and faster; (music) accelerando

to slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando; ritardando

gradually; one by one

gradually

to thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter

to become more and more; to gradually become

approximation

progress step by step; gradual progress; to move forward (slowly)

jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn

gradually proceed, gradually get further apart

to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day

gradually

gradually

zhú jiàn zēng jiā

to increase gradually; to build up

zhú jiàn fèi qì

to abandon gradually

Idioms (2)

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence (idiom); step by step; to advance in regular order; to make steady progress incrementally; to proceed in an orderly way and step by step; to follow in order and advance step by step; to advance gradually in due order

fáng wēi dù jiàn

to nip in the bud (idiom)

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