jiàn

gradually

DEFINITIONS

漸 jiàn
  • gradual
  • gradually
漸 jiān
  • to imbue

WORDS

循序進 xún xù jiàn jìn in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
rì jiàn to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
防萌 dù jiān fáng méng to nip in the bud
凍人症 jiàn dòng rén zhèng amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)
弱 jiàn ruò to fade out; gradually weakening; diminuendo; decrescendo
快 jiàn kuài to speed up gradually; faster and faster; (music) accelerando
慢 jiàn màn to slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando; ritardando
新世 jiàn xīn shì Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
新統 jiàn xīn tǒng Oligocene system (geology)
次 jiàn cì gradually; one by one
jiàn jiàn gradually
稀 jiàn xī to thin out gradually; to become fainter and fainter
遠 jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
變 jiàn biàn gradual change
趨 jiàn qū to become more and more; to gradually become
近 jiàn jìn approximation
進 jiàn jìn progress step by step; gradual progress; to move forward (slowly)
jī jiàn gradually
zhú jiàn gradually
增加 zhú jiàn zēng jiā to increase gradually; to build up
廢棄 zhú jiàn fèi qì to abandon gradually
防微杜 fáng wēi dù jiàn to nip in the bud (idiom)
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