渐

jìn nián lái tā de xiǎo shuō jiàn shòu huān yíng

近年来，她的小说渐受欢迎。

Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years.

suí zhe yè sè jiàn shēn tā yuè lái yuè jǐn zhāng

随着夜色渐深，她越来越紧张。

As the evening wore on, she became more and more nervous.

tā jǐn guǎn nián shì jiàn gāo réng rán shí fēn huó yuè

她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。

She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years.

jiàn wǎn

渐晚

getting dark

jiàn luò

渐落

fall gradually

jiàn lěng

渐冷

getting cold

jiàn yuǎn

渐远

getting farther