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Expressing "more and more" with "yuelaiyue"
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- [Expressing "even more" with
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- [Expressing "along with…" with
"suizhe"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22along_with%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22suizhe%22) (B2)
- \[...\_the\_more...%22\_with\_%22yue%E2%80%A6\_yue%E2%80%A6%22
Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"\] (B2)
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越来越 (yuèláiyuè) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some
quality or state is increasing with time, and is often translated into
English as "more and more." This is the simple form of this pattern,
which uses 来, but there is also a
\[...\_the\_more...%22\_with\_%22yue%E2%80%A6\_yue%E2%80%A6%22
more complex one (which uses two different adjectives/verbs)\].
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[越来越](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%B6%8A%E6%9D%A5%E8%B6%8A),
[越](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%B6%8A),
[了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86)
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- [1 Used with
Adjectives](#Used_with_Adjectives "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used with
Verbs](#Used_with_Verbs "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Subj. + 越来越 + Adj. + 了
### Examples
- 天气 *越来越* 冷 **了** 。Tiānqì *yuèláiyuè*
lěng **le**.The weather is getting colder
and colder.
- 你 女儿 *越来越* 漂亮 **了** 。Nǐ nǚér
*yuèláiyuè* piàoliang **le**.Your
daughter is getting more and more beautiful.
- 你 说 得 *越来越* 好 **了** 。Nǐ shuō de
*yuèláiyuè* hǎo **le**.You speak better
and better.
- 技术 *越来越* 发达 **了** 。Jìshù *yuèláiyuè*
fādá **le**.Technology is more and more
developed.
- 空气 污染 *越来越* 严重 **了** 。Kōngqì wūrǎn
*yuèláiyuè* yánzhòng **le**.The air
pollution is getting worse and worse.
Used with Verbs
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### Structure
Subj. + 越来越 + Verb + 了
### Examples
- 我 *越来越* 喜欢 上海 **了** 。Wǒ *yuèláiyuè*
xǐhuan Shànghǎi **le**.I like Shanghai
more and more.
- 你 *越来越* 了解 我 **了** 。Nǐ *yuèláiyuè*
liǎojiě wǒ **le**.You know me better and
better.
- 我 *越来越* 理解 我 的 父母 **了** 。Wǒ
*yuèláiyuè* lǐjiě wǒ de fùmǔ **le**.I
understand my parents more and more.
When the verb is negative in Chinese, a translation like "less and less"
with a positive verb might be more appropriate in English than sticking
with a "more and more" translation.
- 我 *越来越* **不** 相信 他 **了** 。Wǒ
*yuèláiyuè* **bù** xiāngxìn tā **le**.I
believe him less and less.
- 你 *越来越* **不** 懂 我 **了** 。Nǐ
*yuèláiyuè* **bù** dǒng wǒ **le**.You
understand me less and less.
See also
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- \[...\_the\_more...%22\_with\_%22yue%E2%80%A6\_yue%E2%80%A6%22
Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"\]
- ["Along with…" Using
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