More and More With 越...越...

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More and More With 越...越...

More than "putting stuff" after two instances of 越yuè  in a sentence, there are a number of very specific patterns you will notice if you want to get more sophisticated with 越yuè  and go beyond using the simpler 越来越yuèláiyuè.

Subj.1+越yuè……,Subj.2+越yuè……

The first 越yuè ... is mostly the reason why the second 越yuè ... happens.  The pattern could be a combination of either two of them.  “越yuè+adj", "verb+得de+越yuè+adj",or "越yuè+verb"

Wǒ zài zhège chéngshì zhù dé yuè jiǔ, wǒ yuè xǐhuān zhège chéngshì.

我在这个城市住得,我喜欢这个城市。

The longer I live in this city, the more I like it.

shuō dé yuè duō, tā lǎopó yuè shēngqì.

说得,他老婆生气

The more he said, the angrier his wife became.

 

yuè zǒu, wǒ de jiǎo yuè téng.

,我的脚

The more I walked, the more my feet hurt.

 

This is actually the same pattern as the second one, but it's different English translation makes it worth paying attention to. the more… the less...

yuè ràng háizi xué, háizi yuè bù xiǎng xué.

孩子,孩子越不想学

The more you push the kid to study, the less the kid wants to learn.

Subj.+ 越yuè +Verb越yuè +Adjective / Verb

It's normally verbs or verb phrases following each 越yuè , but adjectives are also possible (typically after the second 越yuè ).

Wǒ de yīngwén yuè shuō yuè hǎo.

我的英文

The more I speak English, the better my English is.

 

Wǒmen yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.

我们生气

The more we think about it, the angrier we get.

 

Nǐ zuòde zhōngguócài, yuè chī yuè hǎochī.

你做的中国菜,好吃。

The Chinese food you cooked,the more we eatthe more delicious it is.

 

yuè xià yuè .

大。

The more it rained, the heavier it got.

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