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日趋 (rì qū) — (adverb) day by day; increasingly; gradually

Definition

Formal/written adverb for steady, accelerating change ('day by day, increasingly'). More literary than 逐渐 or 渐渐; closely synonymous with 日益, both confined to writing.

adverb
day by dayincreasinglygradually

Examples

  • ，日趋。
    Suí zhe jīng jì fā zhǎn, rén men de shēng huó shuǐ píng rì qū tí gāo.
    With economic development, people's living standards are improving day by day.
  • 日趋。
    Huán jìng wèn tí rì qū shòu dào shè huì guān zhù.
    Environmental issues are receiving increasing attention from society.
  • 日趋。
    Liǎng guó guān xì rì qū jǐn zhāng.
    Relations between the two countries are becoming increasingly tense.

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
趋qūtend

The sense of gradual change comes from 日 'day' with 趋 'tend'.

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 →

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 趨; 趋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
芻
芻chú趨qū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 趨 pairs 走, a walking/running part, with 芻 as a sound part; the simplified 趋 is a later shorthand.

Open 趋 →
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