越

• 拼音: yuè
• 汉字拆解: 越 = 走 (walk/run) + 戉 (phonetic component, a type of axe)

含义

More; increasingly. Used in the pattern 越...越... to express 'the more X, the more Y.'

Most commonly appears in the structure 越...越... (the more...the more...). For example, 越吃越胖 (the more you eat, the fatter you get). Also used in 越来越 (more and more). A core adverb for expressing progressive change or comparison.

例句

1. 天气越来越热了。
2. 他越说越快，我听不懂。
3. 这个故事越看越有意思。

用法指南

语境: everyday, conversation

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 越努力越幸运。(The harder you work, the luckier you get.)
• 雨越下越大了。(The rain is getting heavier and heavier.)

错误说法

• 我越喜欢这个。(Don't use 越 alone to mean 'more' — use 更 for simple comparisons: 我更喜欢这个. 越 needs the 越...越... pattern.)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to cross over' or 'to surpass.' The adverbial use of 'increasingly' derives from the idea of surpassing a previous level.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal