GRADUALLY    逐漸漸

SLOW IN CHANGING.
SLOWLYSLOWLY BUT SURELYCAUTIOUSLYGENTLYGINGERLYPIECEMEALLITTLE BY LITTLEBIT BY BITINCH BY INCHBY DEGREESPROGRESSIVELYSYSTEMATICALLYREGULARLYSTEADILY
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for something happening gradually rather than abruptly is jiàn 漸. 2. Shāo 稍 refers to something happening increasingly.
Modern Chinese Criteria
逐漸 逐步 漸漸 慢慢 日漸 日趨 逐日 逐月 逐年 漸次 漸冉 垂垂 漸 浸 浸漸 積漸 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • SUDDENLYQUICKLY AND in a way NOT EXPECTED.
Hypernym
  • SLOW　LACK QUICKNESS. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    GRADUALLY

    paulatim refers to gradual motion or development under the image of an imperceptible progress.

    paulatim refers to such motion or development as happening little by little.

    gradatim refers to such development as the result of deliberate slow progress.

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 360

    • Words (12 items)

    日  rì OC: mljiɡ MC: ȵit 16 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadVday by day, progressively, continuously more
    漸  jiàn OC: dzamʔ MC: dziɛm 16 Attributions

    The standard word for something happening gradually rather than abruptly is jiàn 漸.

      Syntactic words
    • nabprocessgradual development
    • vadVgradually, continuously
    • vi.red:adVgradually
    • vichangechange gradually; advance gradually; be a matter of gradual continuous development
    稍  shāo OC: smreewɡs MC: ʂɣɛu 7 Attributions

    Shāo 稍 refers to something happening increasingly.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVin gradual stages; by and by; as time passes; increasing gradually
    日日  rì rì MC: nyit nyit OC: mljiɡ mljiɡ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • n.red:adVday by day moreLZ
    轉  zhuàn OC: tons MC: ʈiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadVgradually
    次第  cì dì OC: snʰis liils MC: tshi dei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVgradually, in due course
    進  jìn OC: tsins MC: tsin 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    日久  rì jiǔ OC: mljiɡ klɯʔ MC: ȵit kɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVas the days go by, gradually with time
    漸冉  jiàn rǎn OC: dzamʔ njamʔ MC: dziɛm ȵiɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPicontinue on without interruption
    浸  jìn OC: skims MC: tsim 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 漸/GRADUALLY The standard word for something happening gradually rather than abruptly is jiàn 漸.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturegraduality LH:　浸漸
    • vadNcontinuing insiduously
    • vadVgradually
    漸而  jiàn ér OC: dzamʔ njɯ MC: dziɛm ȵɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVgradually, by gradual sters
    迤邐  yǐ lǐ OC: lalʔ b-relʔ MC: jiɛ liɛ 0 Attributions
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 413

      Syntactic words
    • VPadVwinding > gradually (Tang)