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

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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+越 + Adj.

Subj.+越+Verb 1+越 + Verb 2

Examples

  • 快。yuè pǎo yuè kuài.The more he runs, the faster he gets.
  • 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.
  • 生气。yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.The more she thinks about it, the angrier she is.
  • 喜欢。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

  • 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.
  • 走,我 的 腿 痛。yuè zǒu, wǒ de tuǐ yuè tòng.The more I walk, the more my legs hurt.
  • 问,我 不 想 说。yuè wèn, wǒ yuè bù xiǎng shuō.The more he asks, the less I want to talk.
  • 关心 他,他 不 在乎 你。yuè guānxīn tā, tā yuè bù zàihu nǐ .The more you care about him, the less he cares about you.

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

  • 想 看。yuè kàn yuè xiǎng kàn.The more I watch it, the more I want to watch.
  • 你 会 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 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 想 喝。Bùyào gěi háizi hē zhè zhǒng yǐnliào tāmen huì yuèyuè 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 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.

See also

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