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越

yuè · yue/Yuè · yue

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Meaning

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yuè 越

  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more

Yuè 越

  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
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  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)绕口令(ràokǒulìng)你(nǐ)说得(shuōde)越(yuè)快(kuài)越(yuè)好(hǎo)。

    For this tongue twister, the faster you say it, the better.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)：四(sì)是(shì)四(sì)，十(shí)是(shì)十(shí)。

    OK, I'll try: four is four, ten is ten.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)越(yuè)说(shuō)越(yuè)快(kuài)了(le)！

    You're getting faster and faster!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)越(yuè)说(shuō)越(yuè)不(bù)对(duì)。

    But the faster I go, the more mistakes I make.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)越(yuè)说(shuō)越(yuè)快(kuài)，我(wǒ)越(yuè)听(tīng)越(yuè)不(bù)懂(dǒng)！

    The faster you speak, the less I understand.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)说(shuō)了(le)！

    Then I'll stop.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)巴(bā)黎(lí)待(dài)得(de)越(yuè)久(jiǔ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)越(yuè)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)巴(bā)黎(lí)。

The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it.

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

02

我(wǒ)们(men)越(yuè)老(lǎo)，记(jì)忆(yì)力(lì)就(jiù)越(yuè)差(chà)。

The older we become, the worse our memory gets.

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

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