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*她 <em>越</em> 说,我 <em>越</em> 生气。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yuè</em> shuō,  wǒ <em>yuè</em> shēngqì.</span><span class="trans">The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.</span>
 
*她 <em>越</em> 说,我 <em>越</em> 生气。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yuè</em> shuō,  wǒ <em>yuè</em> shēngqì.</span><span class="trans">The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.</span>
 
*你们 <em>越</em> 看 我,我 <em>越</em> 紧张。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yuè</em>  kàn wǒ, wǒ <em>yuè</em> jǐnzhāng.</span><span class="trans">The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.</span>
 
*你们 <em>越</em> 看 我,我 <em>越</em> 紧张。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yuè</em>  kàn wǒ, wǒ <em>yuè</em> jǐnzhāng.</span><span class="trans">The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.</span>
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*他 <em>越</em> 问,我 <em>越</em> 不 想 说。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yuè</em> wèn, wǒ <em>yuè</em> bù xiǎng shuō.</span><span class="trans">The more he asks, the less I want to talk.</span>
  
 
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Using this pattern with only one Subject

Structure

Subj.+越+Verb 1+越 + Adj.

Subj.+越+Verb 1+越 + Verb 2

Examples

  • 生气。yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
  • 我们 高兴。Wǒmen yuè shuō yuè gāoxìng.The more we talk, the happier we are.
  • 不 舒服。yuè tīng yuè bù shūfu.The more I listen to this, the more uncomfortable I am.
  • 喜欢。yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.The more I look at it, the more I like it.
  • yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan..

Using this pattern with two different Subjects

Structure

Subj.1+越+Verb,Subj.2 + 越 + Adj.

Subj.1+越+Verb 1,Subj.2 + 越 + Verb 2

Examples

  • 说,我 生气。yuè shuō, wǒ yuè shēngqì.The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.
  • 你们 看 我,我 紧张。Nǐmen yuè kàn wǒ, wǒ yuè jǐnzhāng.The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.
  • 问,我 不 想 说。yuè wèn, wǒ yuè bù xiǎng shuō.The more he asks, the less I want to talk.

See also

Sources and further reading

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