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渐渐

jiàn jiàn · jian jian

Traditional 漸漸

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Meaning

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  1. gradually
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Longer shadows

  1. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，天(tiān)渐渐(jiànjiàn)黑(hēi)了(le)，路灯(lùdēng)一个(yīgè)一个(yīgè)亮起来(liàngqǐlai)

    Look, it's gradually getting dark, and the street lamps are coming on one by one.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)影子(yǐngzi)也(yě)渐渐(jiànjiàn)变长(biàncháng)了(le)

    Our shadows are gradually getting longer too.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)影子(yǐngzi)渐渐(jiànjiàn)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)高(gāo)了(le)

    My shadow is gradually getting taller than me.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)影子(yǐngzi)已经(yǐjīng)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)的(de)高(gāo)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)

    My shadow is already taller than yours. I win today.

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2 examples
01

费(fèi)欧(ōu)娜(nà)的(de)来(lái)信(xìn)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)了(le)。

Letters from Fiona came gradually less and less.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cienias · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)本(běn)来(lái)对(duì)摇(yáo)滚(gǔn)乐(yuè)没(méi)什(shén)么(me)好(hǎo)感(gǎn)，但(dàn)后(hòu)来(lái)却(què)渐(jiàn)渐(jiàn)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)上(shàng)了(le)。

I didn't like rock music at first, but it soon grew on me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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