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

  1. 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.
  1. ……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.
  1. About “”.
    ……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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