Chinese grammar · HSK 6

Expressing trends (越…越…/越来越…) (趋势表达): Chinese Grammar with Examples

Everything you need to use expressing trends (越…越…/越来越…) correctly: the patterns, when to use them, examples with audio, common mistakes and exercises with answers.

Quick answer

Use 越...越... or 越来越... to express a trend that rises or falls over time or by degree. Key patterns: The more A, the more B; More and more....

Patterns

FormStructureExample
The 越A越B pattern越 + A + 越 + B
The more A, the more B
天气越冷,我越不想出门。
The colder the weather, the less I want to go out.
The 越来越 patternS + 越来越 + Adj/V
More and more...
他的中文越来越好了。
His Chinese is getting better and better.

How to use Expressing trends (越…越…/越来越…)

1. A trend that changes over time

Describes something gradually improving or getting worse.

城市越来越热闹。
The city is getting livelier and livelier.

2. A proportional relationship

When one thing changes, the other changes with it.

你练得越多,说得越流利。
The more you practice, the more fluently you speak.

Key words

越越来越一天比一天更加逐渐

Tips and common mistakes

Expressing trends (越…越…/越来越…): exercises with answers

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1. Fill in the suitable word: 他的中文___好了。

Options: 把 · 被 · 越来越 · 连

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越来越. 越来越 expresses a rising trend.

2. Choose the correct sentence: The more you study, the more you understand.

Options: 学越懂越。 · 学越越懂。 · 越学懂越。 · 越学越懂。

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越学越懂。. Standard pattern: 越A越B.

3. Fill in the missing part: 天气越冷,我___不想出门。

Options: 就 · 很 · 越 · 都

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越. The paired structure is 越..., 越...

4. Choose the more natural sentence

Options: 这个城市方便越来越了。 · 这个城市越方便越了。 · 这个城市越来越了方便。 · 这个城市越来越方便了。

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这个城市越来越方便了。. 越来越 + adjective + 了 is a very common structure.

5. Which sentence is grammatical?

Options: 你练得多越,发音越标准。 · 你练得越多,发音越标准。 · 你越多练得,发音越标准。 · 你越练得多,发音标准越。

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你练得越多,发音越标准。. The correct correlative pattern is 越...越...

6. Fill in the right word: 天气___热了。

Options: 被 · 越 · 越来越 · 连

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越来越. 越来越 + adjective + 了 shows gradual change over time: The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

7. Fill in the missing part: 雨越下___大。

Options: 太 · 很 · 越 · 都

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越. 越 A 越 B = the more A, the more B: The rain is getting heavier and heavier.

8. Choose the sentence that means: My younger sister is getting prettier and prettier.

Options: 我妹妹很越来越漂亮了。 · 我妹妹越来越很漂亮了。 · 我妹妹越来越漂亮了。 · 我妹妹越漂亮越来了。

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我妹妹越来越漂亮了。. No degree adverb like 很 goes after 越来越: My younger sister is getting prettier and prettier.

9. Fill in the missing part: 我越想___生气。

Options: 就 · 很 · 越 · 都

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越. 越 A 越 B: The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

10. Fill in the right word: 现在学中文的人越来越___了。

Options: 多 · 太多 · 很多 · 非常多

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多. A bare adjective follows 越来越, without 很, 太 or 非常: More and more people are learning Chinese now.

11. Fill in the right word: 我越来越___中国菜了。

Options: 喜欢 · 太喜欢 · 很喜欢 · 非常喜欢

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喜欢. 越来越 + a feeling verb, with no degree adverb: I like Chinese food more and more.

12. Fill in the right word: 这个菜越吃越___。

Options: 太好吃 · 好吃 · 很好吃 · 更好吃

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好吃. In 越 A 越 B, B takes no 很, 太 or 更: The more you eat this dish, the tastier it gets.

13. Choose the sentence that means: He walks faster and faster.

Options: 他走越越快。 · 他越快越走。 · 他越走快越。 · 他越走越快。

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他越走越快。. Pattern 越 + V + 越 + adjective: He walks faster and faster.

14. Fill in the right word: 孩子们一天比一天___了。

Options: 很高 · 最高 · 越高 · 高

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高. 一天比一天 + a bare adjective shows day-by-day change: The children are getting taller day by day.

15. Fill in the right word: 越来越___的人喜欢运动。

Options: 多 · 太多 · 很多 · 更多

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多. 越来越多的 + noun = more and more...: More and more people enjoy sport.

16. Choose the sentence that means: The more I listen to this song, the more I like it.

Options: 这首歌我越听喜欢越。 · 这首歌我越听越喜欢。 · 这首歌我越听越很喜欢。 · 这首歌越我听越喜欢。

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这首歌我越听越喜欢。. 越 goes before each verb, after the subject, and takes no 很: The more I listen to this song, the more I like it.

17. Fill in the missing part: 价格越便宜,买的人就___多。

Options: 太 · 很 · 越 · 都

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越. Two-clause pattern: 越 A, (就)越 B: The cheaper the price, the more people buy.

18. Fill in the sentence-final particle: 我的工作越来越忙___。

Options: 了 · 的 · 着 · 过

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了. 越来越 + adjective usually ends with 了 to show change: My work is getting busier and busier.

19. Choose the sentence that means: Learning Chinese is getting more and more interesting.

Options: 学中文有意思越来越了。 · 学中文越有意思越来了。 · 学中文越来越很有意思了。 · 学中文越来越有意思了。

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学中文越来越有意思了。. 越来越 goes before the adjective and takes no 很: Learning Chinese is getting more and more interesting.

20. Fill in the missing part: 人越多,我___紧张。

Options: 太 · 很 · 越 · 都

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越. 越 A, 越 B = the more A, the more B: The more people there are, the more nervous I get.

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