📘 Lernkarte #2700 — 越来越 (yuè lái yuè)
#2700 PINYIN
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 越来越
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Pinyin: yuè lái yuè
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IPA: [ɥyɛ̂ lǎi ɥyɛ̂]
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Tone: 🟣 4 + 🔵 3 + 🟣 4
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Meaning: more and more; increasingly
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Semantic class: adverbial pattern (degree change)
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HSK: 2
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Frequency: extremely high (daily speech)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) means “more and more / increasingly”.
It describes a gradual change over time.
DE:
越来越 (yuè lái yuè) bedeutet „immer mehr / zunehmend“.
Es beschreibt eine fortschreitende Veränderung.
➡️ 越来越 = degree keeps increasing
🔗 Common Collocations & Patterns
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | Deutsch |
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| 越来越好 | yuè lái yuè hǎo | better and better | immer besser |
| 越来越大 | yuè lái yuè dà | bigger and bigger | immer größer |
| 越来越忙 | yuè lái yuè máng | busier and busier | immer beschäftigter |
| 越来越多 | yuè lái yuè duō | more and more | immer mehr |
| 越来越少 | yuè lái yuè shǎo | less and less | immer weniger |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
越来越 is a fixed structure used before adjectives or stative verbs.
Typical usage
change over time
天气越来越冷。
Tiānqì yuè lái yuè lěng.
The weather is getting colder and colder.
development
他的中文越来越好。
Tā de Zhōngwén yuè lái yuè hǎo.
His Chinese is getting better and better.
trend
城市越来越大。
Chéngshì yuè lái yuè dà.
Cities are getting bigger and bigger.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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placed before adjectives / stative verbs
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describes ongoing change, not comparison
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not used with nouns directly
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
越来越 ist eine feste grammatische Struktur.
Typische Verwendung
Veränderung
生活越来越方便。
Shēnghuó yuè lái yuè fāngbiàn.
Das Leben wird immer bequemer.
Entwicklung
孩子越来越高了。
Háizi yuè lái yuè gāo le.
Das Kind wird immer größer.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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steht vor Adjektiven
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beschreibt Prozess, nicht Vergleich
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sehr typisch für gesprochene Sprache
🌟 COMPARISON — 越来越 vs similar forms
| Meaning | Pinyin | Hanzi | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| more and more | yuè lái yuè | 越来越 | gradual change |
| the more…the more | yuè…yuè… | 越…越… | cause–effect |
| even more | gèng | 更 | one-step increase |
| most | zuì | 最 | superlative |
| already | yǐjīng | 已经 | time marker |
01|Structure Analysis — 越来越
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越 — increase
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来 — continuation
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越 — further increase
➡️ increase → continue → increase
02|Mnemonics — 越来越
| Category | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning link | going higher step by step | Schritt für Schritt mehr |
| Tone link | fall → dip → fall | Bewegung |
| Visual | rising staircase | steigende Treppe |
| Memory tip | “more comes more” | „immer weiter mehr“ |
03|Didactic Summary — 越来越
| Focus | EN | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | more and more | immer mehr |
| Usage | gradual change | Entwicklung |
| Tones | 4–3–4 | 4.–3.–4. Ton |
| Register | neutral | neutral |
| Frequency | extremely high | extrem hoch |