Usage note
逐渐的意思是慢慢地、一点一点地变化。
Zhújiàn de yìsi shì màn man de, yī diǎn yī diǎn de biànhuà.
Gradually means changing slowly, little by little.
Context note
小朋友学习新技能时，能力会逐渐提高。
Xiǎo péngyǒu xuéxí xīn jìnéng shí, nénglì huì zhújiàn tígāo.
When children learn new skills, their abilities gradually improve.
5 examples
天逐渐变亮了。
tiān zhú jiàn biàn liàng le。
The sky gradually becomes bright.
他逐渐学会了骑自行车。
tā zhú jiàn xué huì le qí zì xíng chē。
He gradually learned to ride a bike.
花逐渐开放了。
huā zhú jiàn kāi fàng le。
The flowers gradually bloom.
天气逐渐变暖了。
tiān qì zhú jiàn biàn nuǎn le。
The weather gradually becomes warmer.
她逐渐喜欢上了画画。
tā zhú jiàn xǐ huan shàng le huà huà。
She gradually grew to like drawing.
5 mini stories
小树苗逐渐长高了。它每天吸收阳光和水分。
xiǎo shù miáo zhú jiàn cháng gāo le。 tā měi tiān xī shōu yáng guāng hé shuǐ fèn。
The little sapling gradually grows taller. It absorbs sunlight and water every day.
他的字逐渐写得更好了。他每天练习写字。
tā de zì zhú jiàn xiě dé gèng hǎo le。 tā měi tiān liàn xí xiě zì。
His handwriting gradually becomes better. He practices writing every day.
太阳逐渐下山了。天空变成了橙色。
tài yáng zhú jiàn xià shān le。 tiān kōng biàn chéng le chéng sè。
The sun gradually sets. The sky turns orange.
她逐渐交到了新朋友。大家一起玩得很开心。
tā zhú jiàn jiāo dào le xīn péng yǒu。 dà jiā yì qǐ wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
She gradually made new friends. Everyone plays together happily.
小鸭子逐渐学会了游泳。它在水里游来游去。
xiǎo yā zi zhú jiàn xué huì le yóu yǒng。 tā zài shuǐ lǐ yóu lái yóu qù。
The duckling gradually learned to swim. It swims around in the water.
Mini dialogue
逐渐变暖
A
天气逐渐变暖了。
Tiānqì zhújiàn biàn nuǎn le.
The weather is gradually getting warmer.
B
是啊，春天快来了。
Shì a, chūntiān kuài lái le.
Yes, spring is coming soon.
逐渐进步
A
你的中文逐渐进步了。
Nǐ de Zhōngwén zhújiàn jìnbù le.
Your Chinese is gradually improving.
B
谢谢，我每天练习。
Xièxie, wǒ měitiān liànxí.
Thank you, I practice every day.
Related words and contrasts
similar
慢慢
màn màn
slowly
慢慢 means slowly, often used in everyday speech like 逐渐.
similar
渐渐
jiàn jiàn
gradually
渐渐 is a near-synonym, interchangeable with 逐渐 in most cases.
opposite
突然
tū rán
suddenly
突然 means suddenly, the opposite of gradually.
related
逐步
zhú bù
step by step
逐步 means step by step, emphasizing a gradual process.