HSK 4 : 越来越 …… VS …… 起来
越来越 …… VS …… 起来
Let’s do some exercises first
Please fill in the blanks with “ 越来越 yuè……”，“…… 起来 ”.
He was very thin at first, but he became fatter after he came to China.
他本来很瘦，他来中国以后就_____。
He likes sweets very much, so he is getting fatter and fatter.
他很爱吃甜食，所以他_____。
Spring is coming and the weather is getting warmer.
春天来了，天气_____。
Houses in Shanghai are more and more expensive.
上海的房子____。
Answer：1. 胖起来了 2. 越来越胖 3. 暖和起来了 4. 越来越贵
Differentiate
- 越来越 ……：more and more…
Eg: 他越来越胖了。（他本来就很胖）。
The premise of this sentence is that he has always been fat.
- ……起来：get…，start to get…（naturally），
开始变得……（自然地改变）
Eg: 他来上海以后胖起来了。(他本来不胖，来上海以后开始改变)
He was not fat before, but he began to change after he came to Shanghai.
- About “了”.
……起来了（一般都有“了”）
Usually there is “了” following “起来”.
越来越……（了）
“了” can be omitted.
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