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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

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.