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越……越……

The more … the more …

HSK 3 · 4 examples

Speed

越 A 越 B links two changes: as A increases, B moves with it — 越吃越饿 / 越早越好。

A subject can sit between the halves: 你越解释，我越不明白。

Examples

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The more of this you eat, the more you want.

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The more he explained, the less I understood.

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The more you study Chinese, the more interesting it gets.

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The more people there are, the livelier it is.

Watch out

  • 越来越 is different: it only means “more and more” over time, with no second 越.
  • 越 can be followed by an adjective or a verb: 越想越生气。

Words in these examples

All 17 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new .

  • 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 东西dōng xiHSK 1thing; stuff; person
  • 越yuèHSK 2exceed, go beyond; the more ...
  • 吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
  • 想xiǎngHSK 1think, speculate, plan, consider
  • 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
  • 解释jiě shìnewexplanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 明白míng baiHSK 1clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
  • 汉语hàn yǔHSK 1Chinese language
  • 学xuéHSK 1learning, knowledge; school
  • 有意思yǒu yì siHSK 2interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 热闹rè naonewbustling with noise and excitement; lively

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