愈
recover from illness; surpass; more and more
Meanings
4 senses · 17 examplesverb
recover from illness; heal
formalUsed to describe the recovery from sickness or injury.
He finally recovered from his illness.
After treatment, Grandpa's illness has healed.
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This cold is hard to recover from; you should rest more.
The doctor said his injury has mostly healed.
After recovering from his illness, he started to exercise more.
verb
surpass; be better than
formalUsed in comparative contexts to show one thing is superior to another, often in written language.
The performance of this phone is better than that one.
His cooking skills surpass those of the restaurant chef.
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This year's harvest is better than last year's.
The reputation of this movie is better than the previous one.
His insights surpass those of most of his peers.
adverb
more and more; the more...the more...
formalAlways used in the structure 愈...愈... to indicate a proportional increase of two linked situations, equivalent to the English 'the more...the more...'.
The mountain road gets steeper and steeper, and the scenery becomes more and more amazing.
The more urgent the situation is, the more calm and composed we need to be.
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The harder he practices, the more obvious his progress in grades becomes.
The closer we get to graduation, the more complicated everyone's mood becomes.
The more you read this book, the more you can appreciate its profound meaning.
noun
surname Yu
neutralUsed as a family name in Chinese.
Mr. Yu is a famous scholar.
My colleague has the family name Yu, everyone calls him Teacher Yu.