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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> | ||
+ | *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
- 她 越 想 越 生气。The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
- 我们 越 说 越 高兴。The more we talk, the happier we are.
- 我 越 听 越 不 舒服。The more I listen to this, the more uncomfortable I am.
- 我 越 看 越 喜欢。The more I look at it, the more I like it.
- 越 越 。.
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。The more she talks, the angrier I'm getting.
- 你们 越 看 我,我 越 紧张。The more you look at me, the more nervous I am.
- 他 越 问,我 越 不 想 说。The more he asks, the less I want to talk.