Vocabulary
점점
more and more, gradually
Meaning
Adverb 점점 (漸漸): more and more, gradually.
Why this form?
갈수록 — as time goes by: emphasizes change as a situation progresses.
계속 — continuously: signals ongoing action, not necessarily a gradual increase.
Forms not to confuse
- 갈수록
갈수록 추워져요. — It gets colder as time goes by.
- 계속
비가 계속 와요. — It keeps raining.
Hanja
漸漸 — 漸 « gradually » + 漸 « gradually »; the characters suggest the core meaning without accounting for every use.
Examples
사람이 점점 늘어나네요! — More and more people are showing up!
날씨가 점점 추워져요. — It is getting colder and colder.