HSK 5 · Time

逐渐 zhújiàn “gradually” in Chinese

Traditional 逐漸

What 逐渐 means

  1. gradually

How to say 逐渐

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale逐zhú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale渐jiàn4th tone, falling

逐渐 in a sentence

  1. 她逐渐开始明白。

    Tā zhújiàn kāishǐ míngbai.

    She gradually began to understand.

    Sentence #8928667 from Tatoeba

  2. 天空逐渐明亮了起来。

    Tiānkōng zhújiàn míngliàng le qǐlai.

    The sky gradually grew brighter.

    Sentence #2386271 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这个国家的人口正在逐渐减少。

    Zhè ge guójiā de rénkǒu zhèngzài zhújiàn jiǎnshǎo.

    The population of this country is gradually declining.

    Sentence #9972834 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 逐渐 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 逐 (zhú) with each of its parts in a different colour
逐zhúto pursue; to chase; to drive away
  • 豕pig · shǐSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 豕 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhú.

The character 渐 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
渐jiàngradual
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 斩to chop · zhǎnSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 斩 (zhǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiàn.

How to write 逐渐

逐 10 strokes · 渐 11 strokes

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

Words related to 逐渐

Words with 逐

逐步zhúbù · progressively逐年zhúnián · year after year驱逐qūzhú · to expel

Words with 渐

循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìn · to progress step by step

More words: Time & Sequence

一辈子yíbèizi · (for) a lifetime元旦Yuándàn · New Year’s Day至今zhìjīn · so far中旬zhōngxún · middle third of a month最初zuìchū · at first丙bǐng · third (in a series)不时bùshí · frequently刹那chànà · instant

FAQs

逐渐 (zhújiàn) means “gradually”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhújiàn: zhú with a 2nd tone, then jiàn with a 4th 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, 逐渐 is written 逐漸. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhujian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 逐渐 from the suggestions. Typing zhujian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
逐渐 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.