yuè fā
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  • 1

    adv.all the more

    • zhè yàng de dǎ ban ràng tā kàn qǐ lai yuè fā kě ài

      这样打扮起来越发可爱

      Dressing up like this makes her look even more adorable.

    • tā de pí qi yuè fā bào zào le

      脾气越发暴躁

      His temper became more and more irritable.

    • liǎng nián bù jiàn zhè nǚ hái yuè fā zhǎng de biāo zhì le

      女孩越发标致

      I haven't seen the girl for two years, and she's grown prettier than ever.

  • 2

    adv.the more...the more...

    • yè yuè hēi xīng xing yuè fā míng liàng

      星星越发明亮

      The darker it gets, the brighter the stars are.

    • guān zhòng yuè duō tā men biǎo yǎn de yuè fā yòng xīn

      观众他们表演越发用心

      The larger the audience is, the more earnestly they perform.

    • yuè shì xìng jí yuè fā róng yì chū cuò

      性急越发容易出错

      The more impatient you are, the more mistakes you'll make.

Word usage

  • Note
    "越发" and "愈加" are different from "更加". When used to compare the development and change of the same thing, "更加", "越发" and "愈加" can be used interchangeably; but when used to compare two things, you can only use "更加" but not "越发" and "愈加".

Chinese words with pinyin yue fa