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

这一类动词非常有限，多是单音节感官动词。

Structure

Subj.＋越＋Verb＋越 + 想＋Verb

Examples

• 我 越 看 越 想 看。Wǒ yuè kàn yuè xiǎng kàn.The more I watch it, the more I want to watch.
• 你 会 越 吃 越 想 吃。Nǐ huì yuè chī yuè xiǎng chī.The more you eat it, the more you will want to eat.
• 这 种 花 的 味道 让 人 越 闻 越 想 闻。Zhè zhǒng huā de wèidào ràng rén yuè wén yuè xiǎng wén.The smell of this flower is good. The more I smell it, the more I want to smell it.
• 不要 给 孩子 喝 这 种 饮料，他们 会 越 喝 越 想 喝。Bùyào gěi háizi hē zhè zhǒng yǐnliào tāmen huì yuè hē yuè xiǎng hē.Don't give this kind of drink to kids. The more they drink it, the more they want to drink.
• 我 吃 了 这 个 药 以后 总是 想 睡觉，而且 越 睡 越 想 睡。Chī le zhège yào yǐhòu, wǒ zǒngshì hěn xiǎng shuìjiào, érqiě yuè shuì yuè xiǎng shuì.I'm always so sleepy after I took this medicine. And also, the more I sleep, the more l want to sleep.