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Simplfied Chinese
渐渐地
Traditional Chinese
漸漸地
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jiàn jiàn de
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
jim6 jim6 dei6
Short definition gradually
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions graduallyAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: gradually
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
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鼓声(gǔ shēng) drumbeat
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
消失(xiāo shī) to disappear

The drum faded away.

叫声(jiào shēng) braying
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
变弱( biàn ruò)
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

The sound of shouting grew faint.

(tā) another
(hé) with
(tā) she
之间(zhī jiān) between
(dedì) of
友谊(yǒu yì) friendship
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
酝酿(yùn niàng) to discuss
成了(chéng le) to be done
爱情(ài qíng) romance

By degrees the friendship between him and her grew into love.

老实说(lǎo shí shuō) frankly speaking
(wǒ) I
已经(yǐ jīng) already
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
不喜欢(bù xǐ huān) not to like
这里(zhè lǐ) here
(dedì) of
生活(shēng huó) life

To be honest, I've gradually come to dislike the life here.

白天(bái tiān) daytime
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
越来越( yuè lái yuè) more and more
(cháng zhǎngzhǎng) long

The days are getting longer and longer.

起初(qǐ chū) inchoation
我们( men) us
并不熟悉( bìng bù shóu xī) really not to be familiar
渐渐地(jiàn jiàn de) gradually
(jiù) only
熟悉起来
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

At first, we weren't familiar at all. Over time we got to know each other.

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