Sentence pattern · Band 3
越……越……: the more, the more
越 A 越 B
越……越…… is a feedback dial: the more this, the more that. The more you look, the more you like it; the more he eats, the bigger he gets. Two 越 marks, one for each side of the seesaw, and the sentence runs itself. Cousin of 越来越 which turns one dial instead of two.
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The frame needs its two 越s, cause and effect; one 越 alone cannot pull the cart.
The second 越 replaces any 很; two 越 marks are the whole engine.
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What does 越……越…… mean?
越……越…… is a feedback dial: the more this, the more that. The more you look, the more you like it; the more he eats, the bigger he gets. Two 越 marks, one for each side of the seesaw, and the sentence runs itself. Cousin of 越来越 which turns one dial instead of two.
How do you build it?
越 A 越 B
What is the most common mistake?
越看很喜欢。 → 越看越喜欢。
The frame needs its two 越s, cause and effect; one 越 alone cannot pull the cart.
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