愈 (yù) — (adverb) used in the pattern 愈…愈… to mean 'the more…the more…'; (adverb) increasingly, more and more (often in 愈发)
Definition
愈 (yù) is a formal/written adverb, almost always in fixed phrases: 愈…愈… ('the more…the more…') and 愈发/愈加 ('increasingly, even more'). For spoken 'more and more', use 更 or 更加.
adverb
used in the pattern 愈…愈… to mean 'the more…the more…'increasinglymore and more (often in 愈发)
Examples
- 愈愈。Yǔ yù xià yù dà.The rain is falling harder and harder.
- 愈，愈。Xué xí yù nǔ lì, chéng jì yù hǎo.The harder you study, the better your grades.
- 。Qíng kuàng biàn de yù fā fù zá le.The situation has become even more complicated.
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