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日益 (rì yì) — increasingly; day by day; more and more (formal/written, indicating steady ongoing change)

Definition

A formal, written adverb for 'day by day' — emphasizes steady ongoing change. More formal than 日趋, and unlike 愈 it doesn't need a parallel '愈…愈…' structure.

adverb
increasinglyday by daymore and more (formal/written, indicating steady ongoing change)

Examples

  • ，日益。
    Suí zhe jīng jì de fā zhǎn, chéng shì rén kǒu rì yì zēng duō.
    With economic development, the urban population is increasing day by day.
  • 日益。
    Quán qiú biàn nuǎn de wèn tí rì yì shòu dào gè guó guān zhù.
    The issue of global warming is receiving increasing attention from countries around the world.
  • 日益。
    Tā duì zhè mén yǔ yán de xìng qù rì yì nóng hòu.
    Her interest in this language is growing stronger with each passing day.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

日rìday
益yìincrease

“日” means day and “益” means increase, together suggesting day-by-day growth.

Characters in this word

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

益 puts 水 (water) above 皿 (a vessel), originally showing water overflowing the vessel.

Open 益 →
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