The structures 越来越 and 越…越…
Both structures indicate a gradual change.
越来越
The structure indicates a gradual increase in the degree of some attribute. It can be placed before adjectives and verbs with an object.
Examples
越来越
It's getting darker
tiān yuèláiyuè hēi
越来越喜欢那幅画
I like this painting more and more
wǒ yuèláiyuè xǐhuan nà fú huà
To express the meaning of “less and less”, we put the negative particle or after 越来越.
Examples
我能感觉到她对我越来越不关心
I can feel her caring less and less about me
wŏ néng gănjué dào tā duì wŏ yuèláiyuè bù guānxīn
越来越没有耐心
He's getting impatient
tā yuèláiyuè méi yŏu nàixīn
越…越…
The structure is similar to 越来越, but it indicates a change under the influence of specific factors. We name the factor after the first 越, and the change after the second 越.
Examples
当然便宜越好
Of course, the cheaper the better
dāngrán yuè piányí yuè hăo
有阻碍越相爱
The more obstacles we face, the more we love each other
yuè yŏu zŭ‘ài yuè xiāng’ài
说越快
He’s speaking faster and faster
tā yuè shuō yuè kuài
Pay attention
You can’t put adverbs of manner, such as or after 越来越 and 越…越… .
There may be two subjects in a sentence with this structure. In this case, each subject goes before 越.
Examples
问,我越不想说
The more he asks, the less I want to say
tā yuè wèn, wǒ yuè bù xiǎng shuō
想,头越痛
The more I think about it, the more my head hurts
wǒ yuè xiǎng, tóu yuè tòng
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