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越发 (yuè fā) — increasingly; more and more; even more

Definition

越发 is a written/formal 'increasingly' emphasizing a continuing trend, stronger than the everyday 更 or 更加. Pair it with 日益 or 日趋 for very formal writing; 愈 is its literary twin.

adverb
increasinglymore and moreeven more

Examples

  • ，越发。
    Tīng wán tā de huà, wǒ xīn lǐ yuè fā bù ān le.
    After hearing what he said, I felt increasingly uneasy.
  • ，越发。
    Suí zhe shí jiān tuī yí, wèn tí yuè fā yán zhòng le.
    As time went on, the problem became increasingly serious.
  • 越发，。
    Tā gōng zuò yuè fā nǔ lì, chéng jì yě tí gāo le.
    She worked harder and harder, and her grades improved too.

Origin

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.

Open 越 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

Open 发 →
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