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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

渐渐 [jiànjiàn]
  1. 1. adverb gradually
    物价渐渐上涨。
    Prices are gradually going up.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

渐渐 [jiànjiàn]
  1. 1. gradually; by degrees; little by little
    天气渐渐转暖。
    The weather is getting warm.
    路上的行人渐渐少了。
    The number of pedestrians gradually dwindled.
    雨渐渐小了。
    The rain is beginning to let up.
    我渐渐地爱上了他。
    他的成绩渐渐下降。
    我国经济渐渐复苏。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

渐渐 [jiànjiàn]
  1. 1. 副 表示程度或数量随着时间的推移而缓慢地变化
    心中的波澜渐渐平息。
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Examples

天色渐渐暗下来了。
It's getting dark. → 暗
他听了这一番话，紧张的心情渐渐弛缓下来。
On hearing this he calmed down. → 弛缓
朝雾渐渐地淡薄了。
The morning mist gradually thinned. → 淡薄
天渐渐地冷了。
The weather is getting cold. → 地
他渐渐饮食不进，骨瘦如柴。
Gradually he lost his appetite and wasted away till he was nothing but skin and bones. → 骨瘦如柴
太阳下山了，屋里渐渐昏暗起来。
The sun was setting, and the room was getting darker and darker. → 昏暗
天气渐渐转暖。
The weather is getting warm. → 渐渐
路上的行人渐渐少了。
The number of pedestrians gradually dwindled. → 渐渐
雨渐渐小了。
The rain is beginning to let up. → 渐渐
双方比分渐渐拉平。
The score gradually evened up. → 拉平
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Word Decomposition

渐
[jiàn] 		+ 渐
[jiàn]

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