越來越

See also: 越来越

Chinese
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 to come
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
trad. (越來越) 越 來 越
simp. (越来越) 越 来 越

Pronunciation

Adverb

越來越

  1. more and more; increasingly
    他們的漢語越來越好。 [MSC, trad.]
    他们的汉语越来越好。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen de hànyǔ yuèláiyuè hǎo. [Pinyin]
    Their Mandarin keeps getting better and better.
    高校人才流動已經成為越來越常見的現象。 [MSC, trad.]
    高校人才流动已经成为越来越常见的现象。 [MSC, simp.]
    Gāoxiào réncái liúdòng yǐjīng chéngwèi yuèláiyuè chángjiàn de xiànxiàng. [Pinyin]
    Talent mobility in universities has become an increasingly common phenomenon.
    隨著你們對它越來越了解，你們一定會深深愛上它的。 [MSC, trad.]
    随着你们对它越来越了解，你们一定会深深爱上它的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Suízhe nǐmen duì tā yuèláiyuè liǎojiě, nǐmen yīdìng huì shēnshēn àishàng tā de. [Pinyin]
    As you learn more about it, you'll surely grow to love it deeply.

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 越來越 (“more and more; increasingly”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 愈來愈, 越來越
Mandarin Taiwan 越來越
Yantai (Muping) 越住越
Xi'an 越來越
Singapore 越來越
Cantonese Guangzhou 越嚟越
Hong Kong 越嚟越
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 越來越
Singapore (Guangfu) 越嚟越
Gan Pingxiang 越來越
Hakka Meixian 越來越
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 緊來緊
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 緊來緊
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 緊來緊
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 緊來緊
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 緊來緊
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 越來越
Min Dong Singapore (Fuqing) 罔來罔
Min Nan Xiamen 愈來愈
Jinjiang 愈來愈
Zhao'an 愈來愈
Tainan 愈來愈, 那來那
Singapore (Hokkien) 愈來愈
Manila (Hokkien) 愈來愈
Chaozhou 愈來愈
Shantou 越來越, 愈來愈
Singapore (Teochew) 愈來愈
Wenchang 那來那
Singapore (Hainanese) 那來那
Wu Shanghai 越來越
Xiang Changsha 更發更
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