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愈

yù
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. the more...(the more...)
  2. 2. to recover
  3. 3. to heal
  4. 4. better

Character focus

Stroke order

13 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

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恢复
huī fù

to reinstate

Meaning 'to recover, to heal', while 愈 can also be a verb with similar meaning.

Synonyms

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越
yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods

As in 'the more... the more...' (e.g., 愈…愈…) vs. 越…越…)

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not use 愈 alone as a verb meaning 'recover' in modern spoken Mandarin; prefer 恢复 or 痊愈.

Formality

愈 is more formal and literary than the common 越, used in written or elevated contexts.

Example Sentences

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他 愈 跑 愈 快。
He ran faster and faster.
算帳 愈 是精確, 友誼 愈 是堅定。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2166008)

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Words Containing 愈

愈来愈
yù lái yù

more and more

愈演愈烈
yù yǎn yù liè

ever more critical

治愈
zhì yù

to cure; to restore to health

愈合
yù hé

(of a wound) to heal

不治而愈
bù zhì ér yù

to recover spontaneously (from an illness)

完全愈复
wán quán yù fù

complete recovery (after illness)

愈加
yù jiā

all the more

愈描愈黑
yù miáo yù hēi

see 越描越黑[yuè miáo yuè hēi]

愈发
yù fā

all the more

愈益
yù yì

increasingly

每下愈况
měi xià yù kuàng

see 每況愈下|每况愈下[měi kuàng yù xià]

每况愈下
měi kuàng yù xià

to steadily deteriorate

治愈系
zhì yù xì

uplifting; rejuvenating; heartwarming

病愈
bìng yù

to recover (from an illness)

痊愈
quán yù

to recover completely (from illness or injury)

疗愈
liáo yù

to heal

愈复
yù fù

recovery (after illness)

自愈
zì yù

to heal oneself; to repair itself

霍然而愈
huò rán ér yù

to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly

韩愈
hán yù

Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动[gǔ wén yùn dòng] and neoclassical 復古|复古[fù gǔ] movements