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This structure can be expanded further by replacing 来 with another verb. This expresses that one change causes another change. To be exact, there are four structures to use. (The examples make it clear how this works.)
 
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*他 <em>越</em> 喝 可乐 <em>越</em> 胖。<span class="trans">The more he drinks soda, the fatter he gets.</span>
 
*他 <em>越</em> 喝 可乐 <em>越</em> 胖。<span class="trans">The more he drinks soda, the fatter he gets.</span>
 
*她 <em>越</em> 说 <em>越</em> 生气。<span class="trans">The more she talks, the angrier she gets.</span>
 
*她 <em>越</em> 说 <em>越</em> 生气。<span class="trans">The more she talks, the angrier she gets.</span>
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"越...越..."结构如果和补语结构一起用，那么“越”一定是放在“得”的后面。Usually used with "State complement" and "Result complement".
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*你 买 得 <em>越</em> 多 <em>越</em> 便宜。
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*你 说 得 <em>越</em> 慢，可能 我们 听 得 <em>越</em> 清楚。
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*碳水化合物 吃 得 <em>越</em> 多 <em>越</em> 容易 胖。
  
 
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Revision as of 09:57, 21 June 2013

"越 ... 越..." (yuè... yuè...) is used frequently in Chinese to express that some quality or state is increasing with time, or in tune with another factor. There are two forms of this pattern, the "simple" one (using 来), and the more complex one (which uses two different adjectives/verbs).

Basic Structure with 越来越

This structure expresses that something is becoming more and more adjective over time, with the latter adjective changing with the verb. The most common structure is:

Subject + 越来越 + Adjective

Examples

  • 汽油 越 来 越 贵。 Gasoline is getting more and more expensive.
  • 美国 的 音乐 越 来 越 流行。American music is getting more and more fashionable.
  • 她 的 数学 成绩 越 来 越 好。Her math grade is getting better and better.

Complex Structure with 越 ... 越 ...

This structure can be expanded further by replacing 来 with another verb. This expresses that one change causes another change. To be exact, there are four structures to use. (The examples make it clear how this works.)

Structure1

Subject + 越 + Adjective ， 越 + Adjective

Examples

  • 我 越 忙 越 不耐烦。Oh, the busier I am, the more impatient I am.
  • 我 觉得 窗子 越 大 越 好看。
  • 钱 越 多 越 好。
  • 糖 越 多，这 个 甜品 越 不 好 吃。

Structure2

Subject + 越 + Adjective ， 越 + Verb

Examples

  • 你 越 懒，别人 就 越 讨厌 你。
  • 我 越 生气，就 越 喜欢 吃 东西。

Structure3

Subject + 越 + Verb ， 越 + Verb

Examples

  • 我 越 学习 中文，越 觉得 中文 很 难。
  • 越 批评 他，他 越 不 好 好 做。

Structure4

Subject + 越 + Verb ， 越 + Adjective

Examples

  • 他 越 喝 可乐 越 胖。The more he drinks soda, the fatter he gets.
  • 她 越 说 越 生气。The more she talks, the angrier she gets.

Complex Structure with Complement

"越...越..."结构如果和补语结构一起用，那么“越”一定是放在“得”的后面。Usually used with "State complement" and "Result complement".

Subject + Verb 得 +越..., (Verb 得)越 ...

Examples

  • 你 买 得 越 多 越 便宜。
  • 你 说 得 越 慢，可能 我们 听 得 越 清楚。
  • 碳水化合物 吃 得 越 多 越 容易 胖。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books


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