越…越【yuè…yuè】

越…越 says that as the first thing grows, the second grows with it. Each 越 sits directly in front of a verb or adjective.

With one subject, both 越 follow it. The first slot is usually the action, and the second says how it turns out.

Two subjects

When each half has its own subject, the subject comes first and 越 follows it, in both halves.

• × 越你说，越我不明白 → 你越说，我越不明白

No 很 after 越

越 already supplies the degree, so 很, 非常 and 更 drop out. A negative goes after 越: 越不想去, "less and less keen to go".

• × 他越说越很生气 → 他越说越生气
• × 越多越更好 → 越多越好

越快越好

Two adjectives on their own make a short set phrase: 越快越好, "the sooner the better", 越多越好, "the more the better".

When nothing drives the change except time, use 越来越 instead.