| 冉冉 | ran3 ran3 | slowly |
| 递 | di4 | to hand over |
| 酿 | niang4 | wine |
| 浸 | jin4 | gradually |
| 隐没 | yin3 mo4 | to fade out |
| 步步为营 | bu4 bu4 wei2 ying2 | to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step |
| 一点一点 | yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3 | gradually |
| 渐渐地 | jian4 jian4 de5 | gradually |
| 蕃衍 | fan2 yan3 | to multiply |
| 渐弱 | jian4 ruo4 | diminuendo |
| 渐行渐远 | jian4 xing2 jian4 yuan3 | gradually proceed, gradually get further apart |
| 积渐 | ji1 jian4 | gradually |
| 逐渐增加 | zhu2 jian4 zeng1 jia1 | to build up |