越……越……

Chinese

 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
simp. and trad.
(越……越……)
越 …… 越

Pronunciation


Adverb

越……越……

  1. the more ... (the more); more and more
    中文越學越有意思。 [MSC, trad.]
    中文越学越有意思。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngwén yuè xué yuè yǒu yìsi. [Pinyin]
    The more one learns Chinese, the more interesting it gets.
    我越想越覺得傷心。 [MSC, trad.]
    我越想越觉得伤心。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè juéde shāngxīn. [Pinyin]
    The more I think, the sadder I feel.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處,埋怨越多越痛苦,埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处,埋怨越多越痛苦,埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
    佢越食越肥。 [Cantonese]  ―  keoi5 jyut6 sik6 jyut6 fei4. [Jyutping]  ―  He gets fatter the more he eats.

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