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to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more
 
simp. and trad.
(越……越……)
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Adverb

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越……越……

  1. the more ... (the more); more and more
    中文有意思 [MSC, trad.]
    中文有意思 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhōngwén yuè xué yuè yǒu yìsi. [Pinyin]
    The more one learns Chinese, the more interesting it gets.
    覺得傷心 [MSC, trad.]
    觉得伤心 [MSC, simp.]
    yuè xiǎng yuè juéde shāngxīn. [Pinyin]
    The more I think, the sadder I feel.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處埋怨痛苦埋怨快樂 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处埋怨痛苦埋怨快乐 [MSC, simp.]
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
    [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    keoi5 jyut6 sik6 jyut6 fei4. [Jyutping]
    He gets fatter the more he eats.

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