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More and more with 越来越 — Chinese grammar (HSK 3)
Subject + 越来越 + Adjective (+ 了)
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) before an adjective means "more and more" or "-er and -er", describing a trend over time. The adjective stays in its plain form, so 越来越好 is "better and better". A sentence-final 了 often adds the sense that the change is noticeable now.
Examples
| 天气越来越热了。 Tiānqì yuè lái yuè rè le. | The weather is getting hotter and hotter. | |
| 他的汉语越来越好。 Tā de Hànyǔ yuè lái yuè hǎo. | His Chinese is getting better and better. | |
| 来中国的人越来越多。 Lái Zhōngguó de rén yuè lái yuè duō. | More and more people are coming to China. |