越来越: More and More in Chinese
越来越…
越来越 presents a quality, state, or suitable mental activity as changing progressively in one direction over time. The expression stays together before the adjective or verb phrase. Unlike 越 A 越 B, it tracks one developing tendency rather than explicitly correlating two changing conditions with each other.
Published July 21, 2026
Reviewed July 21, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
Subject + 越来越 + Adjective / Mental verb
Read the structure
越来越 presents a quality, state, or suitable mental activity as changing progressively in one direction over time. The expression stays together before the adjective or verb phrase. Unlike 越 A 越 B, it tracks one developing tendency rather than explicitly correlating two changing conditions with each other. Keep the model Subject + 越来越 + Adjective / Mental verb visible while you compare each sentence.
天气越来越热了。
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
Choose the right context
Describe a growing degree: 天气越来越热。 Describe a changing preference: 我越来越喜欢中文。 Show a trend that unfolds over time rather than one isolated comparison.
我越来越喜欢学习中文。
I like studying Chinese more and more.
Respect the boundary
Use 越 A 越 B when one changing condition is tied to another changing result. Do not insert 了 inside 越来越 and its predicate. Do not use it for a fixed degree with no implied development over time.
天气越来越了热。
(The weather increasingly le hot.)
Repair the pattern
The change particle splits the progressive expression from its predicate: 越来越 must stay directly before 热; sentence-final 了 may mark the new situation after the predicate. The subject is inserted inside the fixed expression: 越来越 is a fixed adverbial unit and cannot be divided by the subject.
天气越来越热了。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
天气越来越热了。
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
天气
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
越来越
越来越
This part occupies the 越来越 position in the model pattern.
热
Adjective / Mental verb
This part occupies the Adjective / Mental verb position in the model pattern.
了
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
天气越来越热了。
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
我越来越喜欢学习中文。
I like studying Chinese more and more.
这里的交通越来越方便。
Transportation here is becoming increasingly convenient.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- Describe a growing degree: 天气越来越热。
- Describe a changing preference: 我越来越喜欢中文。
- Show a trend that unfolds over time rather than one isolated comparison.
Do not use it when
- Use 越 A 越 B when one changing condition is tied to another changing result.
- Do not insert 了 inside 越来越 and its predicate.
- Do not use it for a fixed degree with no implied development over time.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
天气越来越了热。
天气越来越热了。
The change particle splits the progressive expression from its predicate
越来越 must stay directly before 热; sentence-final 了 may mark the new situation after the predicate.
越来我越喜欢中文。
我越来越喜欢中文。
The subject is inserted inside the fixed expression
越来越 is a fixed adverbial unit and cannot be divided by the subject.
天气越来越了热。
Keep 越来越热 together and place 了 after the predicate if needed.
越来我越喜欢中文。
Use the fixed unit after the subject: 我越来越喜欢中文。
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with 越来越….
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 越来越…. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
越来越: More and More Questions
What is the difference between 越来越 and 越...越...?
越来越 follows one developing trend. 越 A 越 B explicitly relates a changing condition A to a changing result B.
Can 越来越 modify a verb?
It commonly modifies mental or stative verbs such as 喜欢, 觉得, and 相信 when their degree can increase over time.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed.
Ross, Ma, Chen, He and Yeh · Routledge · 2024
Locator: Construction index and function chapters relevant to 越来越…
Supports the learner-facing account of where 越来越… appears and what communicative job it performs.
Official sourceChinese: A Comprehensive Grammar, 2nd ed.
Yip and Rimmington · Routledge · 2016
Locator: Relevant sentence and clause chapters for 越来越…
Cross-checks the Subject + 越来越 + Adjective / Mental verb pattern, clause relationship, and limits represented by the reviewed examples.
Official sourceChinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: Appendix A, Level 2 grammar inventory
Supports directory placement at HSK 2; it does not independently prove usage rules.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
Continue with a Connected Rule
Easy to confuse
越…越…越...越... (yuè...yuè...)
Compare one subject's changing degree with paired 越……越…… linking two variables.
Compare
有点儿/一点儿有点儿 vs 一点儿: A Little
A growing degree over time differs from a small fixed degree or adjustment.
Compare
时而…时而…时而...时而... (shí'ér...shí'ér)
A continuous directional trend differs from intermittent alternation between states.
Compare
形容词＋数量补语Quantity Complements after Adjectives
A changing adjective degree differs from a complement measuring one fixed amount of difference.
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