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愈来愈 (yù lái yù) — more and more, increasingly

Definition

Adverb meaning 'more and more' or 'increasingly,' used in writing. Synonym of 越来越 (yù lái yuè), the more colloquial form.

adverb
more and moreincreasingly

Examples

  • 愈来愈。
    Zhè ge wèn tí yù lái yù fù zá le.
    This problem has become more and more complicated.
  • 愈来愈。
    Xíng shì biàn de yù lái yù bú què dìng.
    The situation has become increasingly uncertain.
  • ，愈来愈。
    Suí zhe shí jiān tuī yí, jì xiàng yù lái yù míng xiǎn.
    As time goes on, the signs are getting more and more obvious.

Origin

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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