越⋯⋯越⋯⋯
yuè …… yuè ……
Expressing "the more… the more…" with "yue… yue…"
越…越… links two things that rise together.
Subj. + 越 + Verb + 越 + Adj. / Verb
How it works
她越想越生气 — the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
Both halves take their own 越, and both belong to the same subject.
越来越 is the special case where the first half is simply the passage of time.
Examples
tā yuè xiǎng yuè shēng qì
她越想越生气。
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
yǔ yuè xià yuè dà
雨越下越大。
The rain got heavier and heavier.
wǒ yuè xué yuè xǐ huan zhōng wén
我越学越喜欢中文。
The more I study, the more I like Chinese.