日益 rìyì day by day
day by day; more and more; increasingly; more and more with each passing day
How to remember 日益: 日 sun + 益 to profit = day by day.
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How it is used
- Increasingly, more and more with each passing day - 日益严重 (rìyì yánzhòng) increasingly serious, 日益增长 (rìyì zēngzhǎng) growing day by day.
- A formal adverb marking a steady, gradual increase over time; always precedes an adjective/verb.
- Contrast 越来越 (yuèláiyuè, more and more, colloquial); 日益 is the written-register equivalent.