to evolve; gradual change
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Meanings
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to evolve; to develop and change (over a long period)
neutralUsed to describe the process of gradual transformation in things like language, society, species, or natural phenomena over an extended period.
Yǔ宇
zhòu宙
jiān间
yī一
qiè切
shì事
wù物
dōu都
shì是
zài在
bù不
duàn断
yǎn演
biàn变
de的
。
Everything in the universe is constantly evolving.
Xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
shì是
yóu由
gǔ古
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
zhú逐
bù步
yǎn演
biàn变
ér而
lái来
de的
。
Modern Chinese evolved gradually from ancient Chinese.
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Shè社
huì会
fēng风
sú俗
suí随
zhe着
shí时
jiān间
zài在
bù不
duàn断
yǎn演
biàn变
。
Social customs are constantly evolving over time.
Dá达
ěr尔
wén文
tí提
chū出
le了
wù物
zhǒng种
tōng通
guò过
zì自
rán然
xuǎn选
zé择
yǎn演
biàn变
de的
xué学
shuō说
。
Darwin proposed the theory that species evolve through natural selection.