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Simplfied Chinese
愈来愈
Traditional Chinese
愈來愈
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yù lái yù
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(yu6 loi4 yu6 )
Short definition more and more
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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夫妻(fū qī) married couple
分担(fēn dān) to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
家务的( jiā wù de) house-hold
情况(qíng kuàng) situation
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
普遍(pǔ biàn) universal

More and more married couples share household chores.

我对( duì)
我们的(wǒmende) our
下一代(xià yī dài) next-generation
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
有信心(yǒu xìn xīn) to have confidence
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

My faith in the next generation is increasing.

(hǎo hàohào) so
工作(gōng zuò) job
似乎(sì hū) apparently
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
(nàn) disaster
找了(zhǎo le) to have found

It seems to be becoming hard to get a good job.

(nà nā nā) Na
国家(guó jiā) state
(dedì) of
人口(rén kǒu) people
正在(zhèng zài) currently
增长(zēng zhǎng) increasing
所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result
他们(tā men) they
需要(xū yào) to want
(dedì) of
食物(shí wù) food
(liàng) amount
(yě) too
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
(dà dài dài) big

They have a growing population; therefore they need more and more food.

噪音(zào yīn) noise
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
(dà dài dài) big

The noise is getting louder and louder.

最近的(zuìjìn) the nearest one
天气(tiān qì) weather
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
凉爽(liáng shuǎng) cool and refreshing
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

It is getting cooler and cooler.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
还是(hái shì) or
(kuài) fast
点上(diǎnshàng)
(chuáng) couch
睡觉(shuì jiào) to go to bed
(ba) dumb
不然(bù rán) not so
感冒(gǎn mào) (common) cold
(huìkuài) will
愈来愈(yù lái yù) more and more
严重的( yán zhòng de) grisly

You had better go to bed right away, or your cold will get worse.

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