Chinese–EnglishWith examples

越来越

yuè lái yuè · yue lai yue

Traditional 越來越

HSK 2

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. more and more
Embed this word

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

In a conversation

0:21 cartoon

Hot weather

  1. Liangliang

    天气(tiānqì)越来越(yuèláiyuè)热(rè)了(le)。

    It is getting hotter and hotter.

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)越来越(yuèláiyuè)多(duō)。

    Yes. And more and more people are at the park too.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)冰棍(bīnggùn)吧(ba)！

    Let's go and buy ice pops!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，排队(páiduì)的(de)人(rén)越来越(yuèláiyuè)多(duō)了(le)！

    Look, the queue is getting longer and longer!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)快点(kuàidiǎn)，不然(bùrán)冰棍(bīnggùn)越来越(yuèláiyuè)少(shǎo)了(le)！

    Hurry up, or there will be fewer and fewer ice pops!

  6. Dengdeng

    太(tài)晚(wǎn)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，卖(mài)冰棍(bīnggùn)的(de)叔叔(shūshu)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    Too late. Look, the ice pop man is going home.

Tap a word for its meaning in this line. The characters’ voices are computer-generated.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

信(xìn)赖(lài)域(yù)的(de)算(suàn)法(fǎ)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)常(cháng)用(yòng)。

The use of trust-region algorithms is becoming more and more frequent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)波(bō)士(shì)顿(dùn)待(dāi)得(de)越(yuè)来(lái)越(yuè)久(jiǔ)。

Tom is spending more and more time in Boston.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

The characters

Explore individually
越
yuè

to exceed; to climb over

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

More words starting with YExplore words in context