愈加 yùjiā all the more
all the more; even more; further
How to remember 愈加: 愈 to recover + 加 to add = all the more.
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How it is used
- A formal adverb meaning 'all the more / even more' before an adjective or verb - 天色愈加昏暗 (tiānsè yùjiā hūn'àn) the sky grew even darker.
- Written-register equivalent of spoken 更加 (gèngjiā) / 越发 (yuèfā); you'd rarely say it in casual conversation.
- Often pairs with a preceding condition to signal intensification: '(as X happened,) it became 愈加 Y.'