愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

ever more critical; problems get more and more intense

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Characters

愈yùto recover, to heal; more and more俞心演yǎnto perform, to act, to put on a play氵寅烈lièfiery, violent; ardent, vehement列灬

Examples

在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。

Zài zhè ge chéng shì, bái rén hé hēi rén jiān de zhēng duān yù yǎn yù liè.

The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.