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漸行漸遠

简 渐行渐远 · 繁 漸行漸遠
Mandarin · pinyin jiàn xíng jiàn yuǎn

Meanings

  1. gradually proceed, gradually get further apart
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漸
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行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
遠
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
渐
jiàn · gradually
远
yuǎn · distant, remote, far; profound
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4–2–4–3 · jian4 xing2 jian4 yuan3

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zim6 hang4 zim6 jyun5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to become increasingly distant; to grow apart

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