越……越……

Chinese

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to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more

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to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more

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Pronunciation

Adverb

越……越……

  1. the ... the ...
    Zhōngwén yuè xué yuè yǒu yìsi. [Pinyin]
    The more one learns Chinese, the more interesting it gets.
    Wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè jiàode shāngxīn. [Pinyin]
    The more I think, the sadder I feel.
    佢越食越肥。 [Cantonese]  ―  Keoi5 jyut6 sik6 jyut6 fei4. [Jyutping]  ―  He gets fatter the more he eats.
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