越 yuè
HSK 3 word
Meanings
- to exceed
- to climb over
- to surpass
- the more... the more
Characters
- 越 yuè: to exceed
Grammar: "More and more" with 越来越
越来越 + Adjective
越来越 before an adjective says something keeps increasing: "more and more", "-er and -er". It often ends with 了. With two different parts, 越 A 越 B means "the more A, the more B".
Example sentences
越快越好。
The sooner, the better.
Tatoeba #335730 by sysko (CC BY 2.0 FR)
越来越黑了。
It's getting darker and darker.
Tatoeba #759366 by vgigregg (CC BY 2.0 FR)
越多越好。
The more, the better.
Tatoeba #13184898 by atitarev (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).