「越来越…」(渐变) "yuè lái yuè …"

「越来越…」(渐变)("yuè lái yuè …")means “越来越…: more and more … (increasing over time)”. 越来越 + adjective (or a feeling verb like 喜欢) means the degree keeps rising over time: 天气越来越冷 'the weather is getting colder and colder'. Formation: 越来越 + 形容词/心理动词(程度随时间递增)

越来越…: more and more … (increasing over time)

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Formation

越来越 + 形容词/心理动词(程度随时间递增)

Explanation

越来越 + adjective (or a feeling verb like 喜欢) means the degree keeps rising over time: 天气越来越冷 'the weather is getting colder and colder'. Don't add 很 after it. (A related pattern 越 A 越 B means 'the more A, the more B'.)

Examples

天气 越来越 冷。
tiānqì yuè lái yuè lěng.
The weather is getting colder and colder.
越来越 忙。
tā yuè lái yuè máng.
He is getting busier and busier.

Note

Don't add 很 after 越来越. Related: 越 A 越 B ('the more…the more').

FAQ

「越来越…」(渐变) — what does it mean and how is it used?

越来越…: more and more … (increasing over time). 越来越 + adjective (or a feeling verb like 喜欢) means the degree keeps rising over time: 天气越来越冷 'the weather is getting colder and colder'. Don't add 很 after it. (A related pattern 越 A 越 B means 'the more A, the more B'.)

「越来越…」(渐变) — how do you form it?

越来越 + 形容词/心理动词(程度随时间递增)

「越来越…」(渐变) — any usage notes?

Don't add 很 after 越来越. Related: 越 A 越 B ('the more…the more').

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