越

yuè

adverb HSK 2 #711

Meanings

1 the more...
2 to exceed
3 to cross over

Characters

exceed; cross over; the more...

Examples

越快越好。

Yuè kuài yuè hǎo.

The faster the better.

他越说越生气。

Tā yuè shuō yuè shēngqì.

The more he talked, the angrier he got.

越难越有意思。

Yuè nán yuè yǒu yìsi.

The harder it is, the more interesting it gets.

Tips

grammar

越...越... is a key pattern: 'the more X, the more Y'. Both 越 must be followed by a verb or adjective.

usage

Think of 越 as an escalator — things keep going up/increasing.

Stroke Order

越 yuè