Word: 逐渐 (zhújiàn)

传统手工业正在逐渐没落。

Chuántǒng shǒugōngyè zhèngzài zhújiàn mòluò.

Traditional handicrafts are gradually declining.

天空逐渐明亮了起来。

Tiānkōng zhújiàn míngliàngle qǐlai.

The sky is getting brighter.

她逐渐开始明白。

Tā zhújiàn kāishǐ míngbai.

She gradually began to understand.

我父亲逐渐好转了。

Wǒ fùqīn zhújiàn hǎozhuǎnle.

My father is getting better by degrees.

病人逐渐康复了。

Bìngrén zhújiàn kāngfù le.

The patient got better little by little.

这个国家的人口正在逐渐减少。

Zhège guójiā de rénkǒu zhèngzài zhújiàn jiǎnshǎo.

The population of this country is gradually diminishing.