increasingly ⇒ 到了晚年,他越发固执。 Dàole wǎnnián, tā yuèfā gùzhi. → Towards the end of his life, he became increasingly stubborn.
越权
overstep one's authority
越狱
escape from prison
越轨
overstep the mark
越野
go cross-country
跨越
surpass
逾越
exceed ⇒ 他认为自己与父母之间有不可逾越的鸿沟。 Tā rènwéi zìjǐ yǔ fùmǔ zhījiān yǒu bùkě yúyuè de hónggōu. → He believed there was an unbridgeable gulf between him and his parents.
越来越
more and more ⇒ 他的英语说得越来越流利了。 Tā de Yīngyǔ shuō de yuèláiyuè liúlì le. → His English is getting more and more fluent. ⇒ 天气越来越暖和了。 Tiānqì yuèláiyuè nuǎnhuo le. → The weather is getting warmer and warmer.
越俎代庖
meddle in other's affairs ⇒ 这件事必须由他自己做,你不能越俎代庖。 Zhè jiàn shì bìxū yóu tā zìjǐ zuò, nǐ bùnéng yuè zǔ dài páo. → He has to do this himself — don't you go getting involved.
越 ... 越 ...
the more ... the more ... ⇒ 你越说,那家伙越不听。 Nǐ yuè shuō, nà jiāhuo yuè bù tīng. → The more you talk, the more that guy won't listen. ⇒ 越早越好 yuè zǎo yuè hǎo → the earlier the better ⇒ 明天大家来得越早越好。 Míngtiān dàjiā lái de yuè zǎo yuè hǎo. → The earlier everyone can come tomorrow the better.
English translation of '越'
越
(yuè)
动
(= 跨过) jump over
(= 超过) exceed
⇒ 越级 (yuèjí) skip a grade
(= 昂扬) be in high spirits
副
⇒ 越发 (yuèfā) increasingly
⇒ 这门课越学越有意思。 (Zhè mén kè yuè xué yuè yǒu yìsi.) The more you study this subject, the more interesting it gets.
⇒ 这姑娘长得越来越漂亮了。 (Zhè gūniang zhǎng de yuèláiyuè piàoliang le.) This girl is becoming more and more beautiful.