HSK 6 · Ideas

与日俱增 yǔrìjùzēng “to grow day by day” in Chinese

Traditional 與日俱增

What 与日俱增 means

  1. to grow day by day
  2. to increase steadily
  3. to grow with each passing day

How to say 与日俱增

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale与yǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale日rì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale俱jù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale增zēng1st tone, high and level

与日俱增 in a sentence

  1. 学中文的人与日俱增。

    Xué Zhōngwén de rén yǔrìjùzēng.

    The number of people learning Chinese is growing by the day.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他对她的思念与日俱增。

    Tā duì tā de sīniàn yǔrìjùzēng.

    He misses her more with each passing day.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 与日俱增 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 与 (yǔ) drawn as one shape
与yǔand; together with

与 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 日 (rì) with each of its parts in a different colour
日rìsun
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidDrawn from the sun.

The character 俱 (jù) with each of its parts in a different colour
俱jùall; both; entirely; without exception
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 具tool · jùSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 具 (jù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jù.

The character 增 (zēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
增zēngto increase; to augment; to add to
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part
  • 曾already · céngSound part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 曾 (céng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zēng.

How to write 与日俱增

与 3 strokes · 日 4 strokes · 俱 10 strokes · 增 15 strokes

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与日俱增 (yǔrìjùzēng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 与日俱增 (yǔrìjùzēng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 与日俱增

Words with 与

与yǔ · and参与cānyù · to take part (in)与其yǔqí · rather than (与其 A，不如 B: B rather than A)

Words with 日

星期日Xīngqīrì · Sunday日rì · day生日shēngrì · birthday节日jiérì · holiday工作日gōngzuòrì · working day日记rìjì · diary日历rìlì · calendar日期rìqī · date日子rìzi · day日程rìchéng · schedule

Words with 俱

俱乐部jùlèbù · club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)

Words with 增

增加zēngjiā · to raise增添zēngtiān · to add递增dìzēng · to increase steadily

More words: Ideas & Concepts

优先yōuxiān · priority缘故yuángù · reason原理yuánlǐ · principle源泉yuánquán · source预兆yùzhào · omen再接再厉zàijiēzàilì · to keep up the good work障碍zhàng'ài · obstacle沾光zhānguāng · to benefit from association with others

FAQs

与日俱增 (yǔrìjùzēng) means “to grow day by day” or “to increase steadily”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǔrìjùzēng: yǔ with a 3rd tone, then rì with a 4th tone, then jù with a 4th tone, then zēng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 与日俱增 is written 與日俱增. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yurijuzeng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 与日俱增 from the suggestions. Typing yurijuzeng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
与日俱增 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.