趋于

• Pinyin: qū yú
• Desglose de hanzi: 趋 = 走 + 刍 (walk toward/trend — moving with purpose); 于 = 于 (toward/at/in — directional particle)

Significado

Tender a; acercarse a un estado; ir hacia una condición

趋于稳定 (trending toward stability), 趋于成熟 (approaching maturity), 趋于复杂 (becoming more complex) are very common collocations. Describes a gradual, ongoing movement toward a new state.

Ejemplos

1. 经过数月调控，该地区的房价已逐渐趋于平稳。
2. 随着年龄的增长，她的性格趋于内敛，不再像年轻时那样张扬。
3. 全球气候治理合作趋于多元化，越来越多的非政府组织参与其中。

Guía de uso

Contexto: analysis, economics, policy, academic writing

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 当前国际局势趋于复杂，各方利益博弈日趋激烈，多边合作面临前所未有的挑战。(The current international situation is trending toward greater complexity, with intensifying competition among various interests and unprecedented challenges to multilateral cooperation.)
• 经过长期治理，这片曾经严重污染的水域水质趋于好转，本地鱼类种群数量也在缓慢恢复。(After long-term remediation, the water quality of this once severely polluted area has been trending toward improvement, and local fish populations are slowly recovering.)

Incorrecto

• 这个数值趋于到零 — the correct form is 趋于零 (without 到); 趋于 already contains the directional meaning of 'toward,' making 到 redundant

Origen e historia

趋 (move toward/trend) + 于 (toward/at) — to move or trend toward a state

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal