LEARN + CHINESE / 292 of 300 HSK 7–9
More and More 越发
走得越多，我对这座城市就越发熟悉了 (“the more I walk, the more familiar the city feels”). 越发 shows a quality or feeling growing over time. 凡 introduces a general set, and 皆 gathers every member of that set into the statement.
随着年龄的增长，他越发怀念故乡了。
suízhe niánlíng de zēngzhǎng, tā yuèfā huáiniàn gùxiāng le.
As he grew older, he missed his hometown more and more.
凡是参加的人都能领一份礼物。
fánshì cānjiā de rén dōu néng lǐng yí fèn lǐwù.
Everyone who takes part can receive a gift.
我们知道人皆难免一死。
wǒmen zhīdào rén jiē nánmiǎn yī sǐ。
We know that all men are mortal.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
yuèfā | more and more; increasingly |
fán | all; every; any; ordinary |
jiē | all; every (literary) |
fánshì | every; all |
cānjiā | to participate; join |
zēngzhǎng | to grow; increase |
niánlíng | age |
huáiniàn | to cherish memory of; miss |
wǒmen | we; us |
gùxiāng | hometown; native place |
zhīdào | to know |
lǐwù | gift; present |
suízhe | along with; in the wake of |
nánmiǎn | unavoidable; hard to avoid |
qiān | to move; to shift |
sījiāchē | private car |
bìngrén | patient (sick person) |
chà | lacking; bad; poor |
dòngzuò | action; movement |
fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
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