越來越 (yuèláiyuè) — more and more; increasingly; progressively

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞

越來越 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)

越來越＝越＋來＋越

ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄩㄝˋ · yuèláiyuè

adverb — more and more; increasingly; progressively

字源 FORM — what the parts do

越to surpass; to exceed (超越的越)yuè走 (walk/move) + 戉 (axe): striding boldly past a barrier — to cross over, to exceed

來to come; to arrive (來往的來)lái

越to surpass; to exceed (超越的越)yuè

越來越，超越的越，來往的來，再一個越。