越来越… (yuè lái yuè...) — more and more...
HSK 3 | grammar pattern | describes a quality that keeps intensifying over time
越来越… (yuè lái yuè...)
越来越 is placed before an adjective or verb to describe something that is continuously increasing in degree. It always refers to a process unfolding over time, not a static comparison.
Structure
Subject + 越来越 + Adjective/Verb (+ 了)
了 at the end often marks the change as already noticeable.
Example Sentences
他的中文越来越流利了。 Tā de Zhōngwén yuè lái yuè liúlì le. His Chinese is getting more and more fluent.
天气越来越热，夏天快到了。 Tiānqì yuè lái yuè rè, xiàtiān kuài dào le. The weather is getting hotter and hotter; summer is almost here.
这个城市越来越大了。 Zhège chéngshì yuè lái yuè dà le. This city is getting bigger and bigger.
孩子们越来越喜欢读书了。 Háizimen yuè lái yuè xǐhuān dúshū le. The children are enjoying reading more and more.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 越来越好 | getting better and better |
| 越来越多 | more and more (in quantity) |
| 越来越难 | getting harder and harder |
| 越来越快 | getting faster and faster |
| 越来越重要 | becoming more and more important |
Memory Hook
越 means "to exceed" or "to cross over." 越来越 is like crossing one boundary, arriving, and immediately crossing the next: always moving past the previous limit, never stopping.