jat6 zim6日漸日渐
Jyutpingjat6 zim6
Yaleyaht jihm
Definition
Day by day; gradually; more and more with each passing day.
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How it's used
Expresses a gradual, ongoing process of change that happens over time. It is more formal than simply saying 越來越, which is the standard way to describe something becoming more or less of something in casual speech. You will often find this used in news reports or written descriptions rather than in casual face-to-face conversation.
Examples
Their relationship is gradually drifting apart.
Is the environment here getting worse day by day?
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Common mistake
Learners often try to use this as a direct substitute for 越來越, but it sounds overly literary or stiff in everyday chat. Stick to 越來越 for casual talk and reserve 日漸 for more descriptive or formal contexts.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
