越…越
yuè…yuè
Two dials chained together: 越…越
The picture Two dials chained together — raise one and the other rises with it.
Where the picture shows up in 越…越
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the longer it falls, the harder
雨越下越大。
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
The rain is coming down harder and harder.
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the more you think, the angrier
我越想越生气。
wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè shēng qì
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
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the more you read, the better
这本书越看越有意思。
zhè běn shū yuè kàn yuè yǒu yì si
This book gets more interesting the more you read.
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the faster, the better
越快越好。
yuè kuài yuè hǎo
The sooner the better.
越A越好 turns up constantly in requests and haggling.
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time turns the first dial
他汉语说得越来越好。
tā hàn yǔ shuō de yuè lái yuè hǎo
His Chinese is getting better and better.
越来越 is the same picture with 'time' sitting in the first dial.