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yuè yuè
越...越...
THE MORE...THE MORE
THE LESS...THE LESS
THE MORE...THE LESS
THE LESS...THE MORE
The conditional clause following the first 越 shows the extent of the feeling, state or action; the second 越 clause shows the result. 越 should always be placed before the verb, stative verb or adverb:
中文越学越难 The more you study Chinese the more difficult it gets.
孩子越打越好 The more you beat the children the better they will become.
要是你想学好口语很容易﹕多听多说﹐越怕说错﹐越说不好。
你说说﹐ 中文越学越难还是越学越容易啊？
你学得越多就越觉得自己知道得太少﹐你越觉得自己知道得太少就学得越多。
yuè lái yuè
越来越
INCREASINGLY
TO BE GETTING BETTER OR WORSE
This construction should always be placed before stative verbs and before the complement of degree:
天气越来越冷了[stative verb] It's getting colder.
火车开得越来越快了 [complement of degree] The train is increasing its speed.
我们的生活越来越好还是越来越坏？
东西越来越贵﹐但是钱越来越少﹐所以生活水平越来越低。
yìbiān yìbiān
一边... 一边...
Indicates that two actions happen simultaneously, or a person does two actions simultaneously. 一边 should always be placed before a verb.
我一边吃饭一边喝酒。他一边吃饭一边吸烟。
一边开车一边打电话很危险。
在英国有很多大学生都是一边学习一边工作。
有些人一边看书一边听音乐。