HSK 3Adverbs
越来越 More and More
越来越 expresses a gradual increase or change over time.
Pattern
越来越 + Adjective/Verb
Explanation
越来越 is placed before an adjective or verb to express that something is becoming more and more of that quality over time. It emphasizes a gradual, ongoing change.
A related pattern is 越A越B, meaning the more A, the more B. For example, 越吃越胖 (the more you eat, the fatter you get).
Examples
天气越来越冷了。
Tiānqì yuè lái yuè lěng le.
The weather is getting colder and colder.
他的中文越来越好。
Tā de Zhōngwén yuè lái yuè hǎo.
His Chinese is getting better and better.
我越想越生气。
Wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè shēngqì.
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
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