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Expressing "the more... the more..." with 越…越…

Use 越...越... to express that two things increase or decrease in parallel, like "the more... the more..." in English. Typically, verb phrases follow each 越, but an adjective is common after the second 越. This structure is very flexible and widely used in spoken Chinese.

Structure

Subj. + 越 + Verb Phrase 1 ，越 + Verb Phrase 2 / Adj.
the second 越 is frequently followed by an adjective

Examples

  • 我们越想越生气。
    Wǒmen yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.
    The more we think about it, the angrier we get.
  • 我越看越喜欢。
    Wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.
    The more I look at it, the more I like it.
  • 他越跑越快。
    Tā yuè pǎo yuè kuài.
    He ran faster and faster. / The more he ran, the faster he got.
  • 雨越下越大。
    Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.
    The rain got heavier and heavier. / The more it rained, the heavier it got.

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