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The structure “越 A 越 B”

In Chinese, the structure 越 A 越 B (yuè A yuè B) is used to express that B changes in proportion to A. It corresponds to “the more A, the more B” or “...er and ...er” in English.

It matches the English “the more A, the more B” patterns.

Grammar Structure

(Subject 1) + 越 + A (Verb / Adjective) + (Subject 2) + 越 + B (Adjective / Verb)

Example Sentences

()(yuè)(xià)(yuè)()
It is raining harder and harder (the more it rains, the heavier it gets).
()(de)(Zhōng)(wén)(yuè)(shuō)(yuè)(hǎo)
The more you speak Chinese, the better your Chinese becomes.
(Yuè)(wǎng)(nán)(tiān)()(yuè)()
The further south you go, the hotter the weather gets.
(Shān)(yuè)(gāo)()(yuè)(nán)(zǒu)
The higher the mountain, the harder the path is to walk.