越来越 (more and more)
IntroducedFollow a change through the season
- The weather becomes progressively colder as winter approaches.
- weather天气more and more越来越cold冷(completed / change)了。 — more and more越来越 describes increasing cold over time.
The weather becomes progressively colder as winter approaches. What does 天气越来越冷了。 communicate?
越来越 describes increasing cold over time. The same form can describe a decrease in a measured quantity: 价格越来越低 means prices are getting lower. It marks change in the following property, not an increase in every numerical value.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is more and more越来越 (more and more). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
weather天气more and more越来越cold冷了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: The weather keeps getting colder: 天气 ____ 冷了。
越来越 + Adj + 了 = more and more …: 天气越来越冷了.
Read examples in context
I我more and more越来越like喜欢Chinese中文了。
- In the opening example, weather天气more and more越来越cold冷(completed / change)了。: more and more越来越 describes increasing cold over time.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which pattern means “more and more …” (one rising quality)?
越来越 = more and more over time; 越…越… = the more A, the more B.
Build: “The weather is getting colder and colder.”
Subj + 越来越 + Adj + 了: 天气 + 越来越 + 冷了.
Know the boundary
- The same form can describe a decrease in a measured quantity: price价格more and more越来越low低 means prices are getting lower.
- It marks change in the following property, not an increase in every numerical value.
越来越 can also grow a feeling, e.g. 越来越喜欢.
Yes — with verbs like 喜欢 / 想 it means the feeling keeps growing: 越来越喜欢中文了.
越来越 always means that the measured number increases.
The same form can describe a decrease in a measured quantity: 价格越来越低 means prices are getting lower. It marks change in the following property, not an increase in every numerical value. 越来越 describes increasing cold over time.
Use the distinction
- more and more越来越 describes increasing cold over time.
- The same form can describe a decrease in a measured quantity: price价格more and more越来越low低 means prices are getting lower. It marks change in the following property, not an increase in every numerical value.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Basic sentence patterns.
The weather becomes progressively colder as winter approaches. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.