越加 (yuè jiā) — even more, increasingly, all the more

Definition

越加 is a formal/literary adverb meaning 'even more / increasingly,' stronger than the common 更. 越 is written; colloquial speech usually says 越来越….

adverb
even moreincreasinglyall the more

Examples

  • 越加，。
    Tiān qì yuè jiā lěng le, nǐ yào duō chuān diǎn yī fu.
    The weather is getting even colder; you should wear more clothes.
  • 越加，。
    Zhè ge rèn wu yuè jiā kùn nan le, wǒ men xū yào gèng duō shí jiān.
    This task has become even more difficult; we need more time.
  • 越加，。
    Tā xué xí yuè jiā nǔ lì, chéng jì yě tí gāo le.
    He studies even harder, and his grades have improved as well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

越yuèmore
加jiāadd

越 and 加 both add to the degree, so even more.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
走走zǒuto walk or run
Sound part声符shēngfú
戉
戉yuè越yuè
Same sound today

越 is built from 走 (to walk or run) and 戉 (which supplies the sound); the 走 part shows the idea of going over or crossing.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

加 pairs 力 and 口. In one explanation 力 is strength and 口 is the mouth, meaning exaggeration; in another 力 is plowing effort and 口 is breath or exclamation, meaning extra effort.

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