渐

jiàn

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jiàn gradual; gradually jiān to imbue

Definitions

1. gradual
2. gradually

Words Containing 渐

• 循序渐进 xún xù jiàn jìn: in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
• 渐渐 jiàn jiàn: gradually
• 逐渐 zhú jiàn: gradually
• 日渐 rì jiàn: to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day
• 杜渐防萌 dù jiān fáng méng: to nip in the bud
• 渐冻人症 jiàn dòng rén zhèng: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), aka motor neurone disease (MND)
• 渐弱 jiàn ruò: to fade out
• 渐快 jiàn kuài: to speed up gradually
• 渐慢 jiàn màn: to slow down gradually
• 渐新世 jiàn xīn shì: Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
• 渐新统 jiàn xīn tǒng: Oligocene system (geology)
• 渐次 jiàn cì: gradually
• 渐稀 jiàn xī: to thin out gradually
• 渐行渐远 jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn: gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
• 渐变 jiàn biàn: gradual change
• 渐趋 jiàn qū: to become more and more
• 渐近 jiàn jìn: to approach gradually
• 渐近线 jiàn jìn xiàn: (math.) asymptote
• 渐进 jiàn jìn: progress step by step
• 积渐 jī jiàn: gradually
• 逐渐增加 zhú jiàn zēng jiā: to increase gradually
• 逐渐废弃 zhú jiàn fèi qì: to abandon gradually
• 防微杜渐 fáng wēi dù jiàn: to nip in the bud (idiom)