Word: 越 (yuè) the more... the more

These are the example sentences using 越 in the sense the more... the more. Every sentence using 越 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 越 in this sense

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买得越多，单价就越便宜。

Mǎi de yuè duō, dānjià jiù yuè piányi.

The more you buy, the cheaper the unit price is.
人知道的越多，懂的就越少。

Rén zhīdào de yuè duō, dǒng de jiù yuè shǎo.

The more you know, the less you understand.
他年纪越大变得越顽固。

Tā niánjì yuè dà biànde yuè wángù.

He became more obstinate as he grew older.
他越激动就越安静。

Tā yuè jīdòng jiù yuè ānjìng.

The more excited he gets, the quieter he becomes.
他越说越兴奋。

Tā yuè shuō yuè xīngfèn.

As he talked, he got more and more excited.
你看的书越多，你知道的越多。

Nǐ kàn de shū yuè duō, nǐ zhīdào de yuè duō.

The more books you read, the more you'll know.
你知道的越少越好，好吗？

Nǐ zhīdào de yuè shǎo yuè hǎo, hǎo ma?

The less you know, the better, OK?
功率越大，用的电就越多。

Gōnglǜ yuè dà, yòng de diàn jiù yuè duō.

The higher the power, the more electricity it uses.
夜越深，街上越发安静。

Yè yuè shēn, jiēshang yuèfā ānjìng.

The deeper the night, the ever quieter the street became.
山越高，气压就越低。

Shānyuè gāo, qìyā jiù yuè dī.

The higher the mountain, the lower the air pressure.
工作越公开，批评就越多。

Gōngzuò yuè gōngkāi, pīpíng jiù yuè duō.

The more public the work, the more criticism you receive.
快要上台了，我越想越心慌。

Kuàiyào shàngtái le, wǒ yuè xiǎng yuè xīnhuāng.

I'm about to go on stage, and the more I think about it, the more flustered I get.
我们越等越不耐烦。

Wǒmen yuè děng yuè búnàifán.

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.
我越了解人，我就越喜欢动物。

Wǒ yuè liǎojiě rén, wǒ jiù yuè xǐhuan dòngwù.

The more I know about people, the more I like animals.
挣的越多钱，就花得越多钱。

Zhēng de yuè duō qián, jiù huā de yuè duō qián.

The more you earn, the more you spend.
纬度越高，冬天越冷。

Wěidù yuè gāo, dōngtiān yuè lěng.

The higher the latitude, the colder the winter.
雨越下越大。

Yǔ yuè xià yuè dà.

The rain is getting heavier.