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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。
關 · Related
逐漸zhújiàngradually — 逐漸 stresses step-by-step pace; 越來越 stresses the cumulative degree日益rìyìincreasingly, day by day — formal register counterpart of 越來越