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日益增加

Mandarin · pinyin rì yì zēng jiā

to increase daily

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日: rì · sun; day; daytime
益: yì · profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
增: zēng · increase, add to, augment
加: jiā · add to, increase, augment

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4–4–1–1 · ri4 yi4 zeng1 jia1

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