越来越yuèláiyuè

Correlative Structure 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) – More and More

Meaning: Adverbial pattern indicating progressive increase over time

Pattern

The correlative pattern 越来越 (yuèláiyuè) translates as “more and more” or “increasingly”.
It indicates that a quality or psychological state changes progressively over time.
Following 越来越, speakers typically employ an adjective (e.g., 越来越冷, increasingly cold) or a verb of emotion/cognition (e.g., 越来越喜欢, like more and more).
A crucial constraint: never insert degree adverbs such as 很, 非常, or 太 after 越来越, because 越来越 inherently denotes an intensifying degree.

1
天气越来越冷了。
Tiānqì yuèláiyuè lěng le.
The weather is getting colder and colder.
2
他的汉语越来越好。
Tā de Hànyǔ yuèláiyuè hǎo.
His Chinese is getting better and better.
3
我越来越喜欢学中文了。
Wǒ yuèláiyuè xǐhuān xué Zhōngwén le.
I like studying Chinese more and more.

•Do not place degree adverbs (很, 非常, 太) after 越来越; sentences often end with 了.

⚠️ Common Mistakes:

•Incorrect: 越来越很冷。 → Correct: 越来越冷。 (no degree adverbs after 越来越)

•Distinguish 越来越 (change over time) from 越A越B (correlation between two variables).

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