Expressing "the more... the more..." with "yue… yue…"

这个句型对动词有一定的要求，第一个"越"后面的动词一般是单音节感官动词、心理动词或常见的行为动词, 如"听、说、想、问、看"等。第二个"越"后面的动词也多是这一类的。

Using this pattern with only one Subject

Structure

Subj.＋越＋Verb 1＋越 + Adj.

Subj.＋越＋Verb 1＋越 + Verb 2

Examples

• 他 越 跑 越 快。Tā yuè pǎo yuè kuài.The more he runs, the faster he gets.
• 我们 越 说 越 高兴。Wǒmen yuè shuō yuè gāoxìng.The more we talk, the happier we are.
• 我 越 听 越 不 舒服。Wǒ yuè tīng yuè bù shūfu.The more I listen to this, the more uncomfortable I am.
• 她 越 想 越 生气。Tā yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
• 我 越 看 越 喜欢。Wǒ yuè kàn yuè xǐhuan.The more I look at it, the more I like it.

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

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

Using this pattern with the Verb twice

这一类动词多是以上所说的单音节感官动词。

Structure

Subj.＋越＋Verb＋越 + 想＋Verb

• 我 越 看 越 想 看。Wǒ yuè kàn

kàn yuè xiǎngkàn.The more I look at it, the more I like it.

• 你 会 越 吃 越 想 吃。Nǐ huì yuè chīyuè xiǎngchī.The more you eat it, the more you will want to eat.