Sunday, June 28, 2015

越来越... more and more

"越 ... 越..." (yuè... yuè...) is used frequently in Chinese to denote a progressive change over time. This structure expresses that something is becoming more and more adjective over time, with the latter adjective changing with the verb. The most common structure is: Subject + 越来越 + Adjective. For example, 

  • 夏天到了,天气越来越热。
  • 北京的房子越来越贵。
  • 我的中文越来越好。

Please answer the questions:

  • 你觉得语法越来越难,还是越来越容易?
  • 你认识的汉字越来越多,还是越来越少?
  • 电脑的价格越来越贵,还是越来越便宜?
This structure can be expanded further by replacing 来 with another verb. This expresses that one change causes another change. The structure is: (Subject 1) + 越 + Adjective/ Verb ,(Subject 1/2)  + 越  + Adjective/ Verb. For example, 
  • 儿子越大,越聪明。Subject 1 + 越 + Adjective,越  + Adjective
  • 儿子越大,越喜欢数学。Subject 1 + 越 + Adjective,越  + Verb
  • 儿子越大,成绩越好。Subject 1 + 越 + Adjective,Subject 2+越  + Adjective
  • 儿子越大,我越喜欢他。Subject 1 + 越 Adjective,Subject 2+越  + Verb
  • 儿子越学数学,越聪明。Subject 1 + 越 Verb,越  + Adjective
  • 儿子越学数学,越喜欢数学。Subject 1 + 越 Verb,越  + Verb
  • 儿子越学数学,成绩就越好。Subject 1 + 越 Verb,Subject 2+越  + Adjective
  • 儿子越学数学,我越支持他。Subject 1 + 越 Verb,Subject 2+越  + Verb

Fill in the blanks by using the phrases or sentences given.

  1. 越好吃
  2. 越胖
  3. 越生气
  4. 越便宜
  5. 我越兴奋
  • 你买得越多,______________________。
  • 水果越新鲜,______________________。
  • 你越喝碳酸饮料,______________________。
  • 他越听,______________________。
  • 挑战越大,______________________。

Please fill in the blanks:

  • 女儿越__________,______________________
  • 女儿越__________,______________________
  • 女儿越__________,______________________
You can also use "越...越..." with a complement. In this case, "越" has to follow the "得". The structure is: (Subject 1) + Verb 得 +越..., (Subject 1/2)  (Verb 得) + 越 ... For example, 
  • 我说得越慢,你听得越清楚。
  • 盐吃得越多,血压越高。
  • 电视看得越多,儿子的视力越糟糕。
  • 篮球打得越多,他越强壮。
  • 瑜伽练得越多,她越苗条。
Please fill in the blanks:
  • 书看得越多,______________________
  • 去得地方越多,______________________
  • 中文电影看得越多,______________________

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