愈演愈烈 meaning in English

yùyǎn-yùliè

ever more critical; problems get more and more intense

HSK 7-950 strokes

Meaning of 愈演愈烈

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yùyǎnyùliè
  1. ever more critical
  2. problems get more and more intense

愈演愈烈 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài这zhè个ge城chéng市shì,白bái人rén和hé黑hēi人rén间jiān的de争zhēng端duān愈yù演yǎn愈yù烈liè。
The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.

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愈 yù · to recover · 13 strokes

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演 yǎn · to perform · 14 strokes

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愈 yù · to recover · 13 strokes

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烈 liè · fiery · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 愈演愈烈.

表演biǎoyǎnplay; show
演出yǎnchūto act (in a play); to perform
演员yǎnyuánactor; actress; performer
导演dǎoyǎnto direct; director (film etc)
强烈qiánglièstrong; intense
演唱yǎnchàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
演唱会yǎnchànghuìvocal recital or concert
热烈rèlièenthusiastic; ardent
演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
激烈jīliè(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce
扮演bànyǎnto play the role of; to act
演奏yǎnzòuto perform on a musical instrument

Questions about 愈演愈烈

What does 愈演愈烈 mean?

愈演愈烈 (yùyǎn-yùliè) means "ever more critical; problems get more and more intense".

How do you write 愈演愈烈?

愈演愈烈 is made of 4 characters: 愈 (13 strokes), 演 (14 strokes), 愈 (13 strokes), 烈 (10 strokes). That is 50 strokes in total.

Is 愈演愈烈 an HSK word?

Yes. 愈演愈烈 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.