yù yǎn yù liè

HSK 7–9

愈演愈烈 (yù yǎn yù liè) is a Chinese word meaning “ever more critical; problems get more and more intense”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 愈演愈烈

愈yù · the more...(the more...)演yǎn · to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)愈yù · the more...(the more...)烈liè · ardent

Related words

表演play演员actor; actress; performer演to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)演出to act (in a play)扮演to play the role of演唱to sing (for an audience)演讲to give a lecture; to make a speech强烈strong; intense演奏to perform on a musical instrument激烈(of competition or fighting) intense演唱会vocal recital or concert演戏to put on a play

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