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与日俱增 (yǔ rì jù zēng) — (idiom) to increase with each passing day; to grow steadily

Definition

An idiom meaning a quantity or demand grows steadily every day. Unlike 日新月异 ('changing/progressing rapidly, qualitatively'), 与日俱增 emphasizes continuous quantitative increase, not fast transformation.

idiom
to increase with each passing dayto grow steadily

Examples

  • ，与日俱增。
    Suí zhe jīng jì de fā zhǎn, rén men duì shēng huó zhì liàng de yāo qiú yǔ rì jù zēng.
    With economic development, people's demands for quality of life are increasing with each passing day.
  • 与日俱增，。
    Tā de zhōng wén shuǐ píng yǔ rì jù zēng, xiàn zài yǐ jīng néng liú lì jiāo liú le.
    His Chinese level is growing day by day, and now he can communicate fluently.
  • 与日俱增，。
    Liǎng guó zhī jiān de mào yì é yǔ rì jù zēng, hé zuò qián jǐng guǎng kuò.
    The trade volume between the two countries is increasing steadily, with broad prospects for cooperation.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 與; 与 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 與 is built from 舁 and 牙, and both parts give the sound.

Open 与 →

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

日 originally drew the sun. A mark was added inside to tell it apart from similar square shapes.

Open 日 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
具
具jù俱jù
Same sound today

俱 pairs 亻, a form of 人 (person), with 具 as the sound part.

Open 俱 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
曾
曾céng增zēng
Same sound today

增 uses 土 (earth) to show that things grow in earth or are built from earth, and uses 曾 for the sound. This gives the sense of adding or increasing.

Open 增 →
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