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越…越…

The more…, the more…

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3

(S1) + 越 + A,(S2) + 越 + B

越A越B means B changes along with A: 雨越下越大 'the rain is getting heavier and heavier', 这本书我越看越喜欢 'the more I read this book, the more I like it'. The two parts can share a subject or have different subjects (东西越便宜,买的人越多). As with 越来越, do not put 很/非常 after 越. 越来越 relates change to time; 越…越… relates it to another factor.

HSK 3–4 sentence ordering and gap fills.

Examples

  • 雨越下越大。

    The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

  • 这本书我越看越喜欢。

    The more I read this book, the more I like it.

  • 你越着急,越容易出错。

    The more anxious you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

  • 东西越便宜,买的人越多。

    The cheaper things are, the more people buy them.

Exercises

  1. 1.雨越下 大。

  2. 2.他越说越 。

  3. 3.汉字 练越好看。

  4. 4.Choose the correct way to say “the more I think about it, the more I worry”:

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