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越来越

yuè lái yuè

3-character word Traditional 越來越

What 越来越 means

1. more and more

How 越来越 is used in grammar

越来越 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Fixed Patterns: 越来越, 又…又, 该…了, 还是…吧 (HSK 2)
• 越来越…: more and more (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, set phrases (其 他).

The characters in 越来越

• 越yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 越yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass

Example sentences

• 云越来越黑。
  The clouds are getting darker.
• 越来越黑了。
  It's getting darker and darker.
• 天气越来越热。
  It's getting hotter and hotter.
• 白天越来越长了。
  The days are getting longer and longer.
• 它变得越来越大。
  It grew larger and larger.
• 情况越来越糟糕。
  The situation went from bad to worse.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yuè lái yuè correctly.
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