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Grammar Point:
越來来越 yuèláiyuè is a common Chinese grammatical structure used to express the idea of “increasingly” or “more and more”. It is often used to describe how something is changing or developing over time. The first character 越 yuè means “to exceed” or “to surpass”, while the second character 來来 lái means “to come” or “to arrive”.

Structure

S + 越來越/越来越 yuèláiyuè + Adj.

If you are talking about the present, and not consider about future, there should be a 了₂ le at the end of the sentence.

天氣tiānqì越來越yuèláiyuè冷lěng了le天气tiānqì越来越yuèláiyuè冷lěng了le
The weather is getting colder and colder.

你nǐ越來越yuèláiyuè漂亮piàoliàng了le你nǐ越来越yuèláiyuè漂亮piàoliang了le
You’re getting prettier and prettier.

如果rúguǒ你nǐ不bú複習fùxí，你的nǐde中文zhōngwén會huì越來越yuèláiyuè差chā如果rúguǒ你nǐ不bú复习fùxí，你的nǐde中文zhōngwén会huì越来越yuèláiyuè差chà
If you don’t review, your Chinese will get worse and worse.

聖誕節shèngdànjié越來越yuèláiyuè近jìn了le圣诞节shèngdànjié越来越yuèláiyuè近jìn了le🎄
Christmas is getting closer and closer.

你nǐ不bù覺得juéde這zhè家jiā餐廳cāntīng的de菜cài越來越yuèláiyuè難吃nánchī嗎ma？？你nǐ不bù觉得juéde这zhèi家jiā饭馆儿fànguǎnr的de菜cài越来越yuèláiyuè难吃nánchī吗ma？
Don’t you think the food at this restaurant is getting worse and worse?

物價wùjià越來越yuèláiyuè貴guì，快kuài活huó不bú下去xiàqù了le物价wùjià越来越yuèláiyuè贵guì，快kuài活huó不bú下去xiàqù了le
The cost of living is getting higher and higher, and it’s getting hard to make ends meet.

S + 越來越/越来越 yuèláiyuè + V

我wǒ覺得juéde我wǒ越來越yuèláiyuè喜歡xǐhuān你nǐ了le我wǒ觉得juéde我wǒ越来越yuèláiyuè喜欢xǐhuan你nǐ了le
I think I like you more and more.

弟弟dìdi越來越yuèláiyuè覺得juéde他的tāde老闆lǎobǎn很hěn討厭tǎoyàn弟弟dìdi越来越yuèláiyuè觉得juéde他的tāde老板lǎobǎn很hěn讨厌tǎoyàn
My brother is getting more and more annoyed with his boss.

自從zìcóng不能bùnéng體罰tǐfá後hòu，學校xuéxiào老師lǎoshī越來越yuèláiyuè難nán當dāng了le自从zìcóng不能bùnéng体罚tǐfá后hòu，学校xuéxiào老师lǎoshī越来越yuèláiyuè难nán当dāng了le
Since corporal punishment is no longer allowed, it has become increasingly difficult to be a school teacher.

很hěn多duō新聞xīnwén說shuō中國Zhōngguó越來越yuèláiyuè可能kěnéng攻打gōngdǎ台灣Táiwān很hěn多duō新闻xīnwén说shuō中国Zhōngguó越来越yuèláiyuè可能kěnéng攻打gōngdǎ台湾Táiwān
Many news reports suggest that China is increasingly likely to attack Taiwan.

FYI
It seems that everyone is concerned about the possibility of China attacking Taiwan. This is not surprising given their complicated history dating back to the Chinese Civil War in the 1940s. Since Taiwan declared itself a separate nation, China has viewed it as a renegade province to be reunified with the mainland by force if necessary.
But do the Taiwanese worry about this? The short answer is no, we don’t. It’s not that we are not concerned about a possible invasion from China because we trust in our military. Rather, we are exhausted from living under a constant state of threat and warning. It’s tiring to always be on edge, wondering if today is the day that something might happen.

When the verb is negated in Chinese, it can be translated as ‘less and less’ or ‘anymore’.

現在xiànzài的de父母fùmǔ越來越yuèláiyuè不bù懂dǒng孩子háizi在zài想xiǎng什麼shénme了le现在xiànzài的de父母fùmǔ越来越yuèláiyuè不bù懂dǒng孩子háizi在zài想xiǎng什么shénme了le
Nowadays, parents are becoming less and less understanding of what their children are thinking.

我wǒ越來越yuèláiyuè不bù知道zhīdào自己zìjǐ想要xiǎngyào的de是shì什麼shénme了le我wǒ越来越yuèláiyuè不bù知道zhīdào自己zìjǐ想要xiǎngyào的de是shì什么shénme了le
I don’t know what I want anymore.

台灣Táiwān的de未來wèilái越來越yuèláiyuè看kàn不bú見jiàn了le台湾Táiwān的de未来wèilái越来越yuèláiyuè看kàn不bú见jiàn了le 😭
The future of Taiwan is becoming less and less certain.