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| Pronunciation |
: |
jiàn |
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| Meaning |
: |
- gradually; by degrees; little by little. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
氵 |
| Strokes |
: |
11 |
| Traditional |
: |
漸 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
13.2% |
| Notes |
: |
also as jiān |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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|
: |
gradually; increasingly; slowly |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
gradually; by degrees; little by little |
Sentences:
| 1. The sun gradually disappears below the sea level. |
| tài |
yáng |
jiàn |
jiàn |
xiāo |
shī |
zài |
hǎi |
píng |
xiàn |
shàng |
。 |
| 太 |
阳 |
渐 |
渐 |
消 |
失 |
在 |
海 |
平 |
线 |
上 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 太阳 |
: |
the sun |
| 渐渐 |
: |
gradually |
| 消失 |
: |
disappear |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 海平线 |
: |
the horizontal line where the sea surface seems to border the sky when seen from on the sea. |
| 上 |
: |
on |
|
| 2. Autumn has passed and tree leaves are gradually withering and falling. |
| qiū |
tiān |
guò |
qù |
le |
， |
shù |
yè |
zhú |
jiàn |
diāo |
kū |
le |
。 |
| 秋 |
天 |
过 |
去 |
了 |
， |
树 |
叶 |
逐 |
渐 |
凋 |
枯 |
了 |
。 |
|
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| 秋天 |
: |
autumn |
| 过去 |
: |
pass |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 树叶 |
: |
tree leaves |
| 逐渐 |
: |
gradually |
| 凋枯 |
: |
withered and dried |
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