Change in step with change: 随着
随着 links two changes: as one develops, the other follows. Its object is a change, usually a noun phrase with 的; the main clause must describe a change too.
结构
随着 + （名词＋的）＋ 变化／发展／提高…，主语 + 越来越…／也 + 变化
讲解
本文中的中文词语都可以激活，查看词典释义。
， “As the economy develops, people’s lives keep getting better.” says that one change is carrying another along with it. It is the preposition of reports, essays and HSK 4 reading passages about cities, technology and society.
The object of must itself be a change. The most common shape is a noun, then , then a change noun: , , , . A short clause works too: . A static object — a person, a place, a thing — does not fit: means nothing.
The main clause then has to show change as well, which is why it so often contains , , , or a verb plus : ，. A main clause that only describes a state — — leaves with nothing to accompany.
In ordinary sentences the phrase comes first, followed by a comma. In formal writing it can also follow the subject: .
正确
Say each one out loud before moving on. The audio is a reference pronunciation, not a model to imitate exactly — match the tone contour, not the voice.
随着经济的发展，人们的生活越来越好。隨著經濟的發展，人們的生活越來越好。
Suízhe (second tone, rising) jīngjì (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) fāzhǎn, (first tone, high and level) rénmen (second tone, rising) de (neutral tone) shēnghuó (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising) yuè (fourth tone, falling) hǎo. (third tone, dipping)···
As the economy develops, people’s lives keep getting better.
随着天气变冷，来公园散步的人少了。隨著天氣變冷，來公園散步的人少了。
Suízhe (second tone, rising) tiānqì (first tone, high and level) biàn (fourth tone, falling) lěng, (third tone, dipping) lái (second tone, rising) gōngyuán (first tone, high and level) sànbù (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) shǎo (third tone, dipping) le. (neutral tone)···
As the weather turns cold, fewer people come to walk in the park.
随着汉语水平的提高，他交了越来越多的中国朋友。隨著漢語水平的提高，他交了越來越多的中國朋友。
Suízhe (second tone, rising) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) tígāo, (second tone, rising) tā (first tone, high and level) jiāole (first tone, high and level) yuè (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising) yuè (fourth tone, falling) duō (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) péngyou. (second tone, rising)···
As his Chinese improved, he made more and more Chinese friends.
错误 — 常见错误
These sentences are wrong. They are printed here on purpose, each one paired with the repair and the reason, because the error you can recognise is the error you stop making.
不太对
Incorrect sentence: 随着经济的发展，人们的生活很好。
正确
Correct sentence: 随着经济的发展，人们的生活越来越好。
为什么: The main clause must describe a change that keeps pace with the first. 很好 is a fixed state; 越来越好 is a change.
不太对
Incorrect sentence: 随着我的老师，我学会了做饭。
正确
Correct sentence: 在老师的帮助下，我学会了做饭。
为什么: The object of 随着 must be a change, not a person. Help from someone is expressed with 在…的帮助下.
不太对
Incorrect sentence: 人们的生活越来越好，随着经济的发展。
正确
Correct sentence: 随着经济的发展，人们的生活越来越好。
为什么: In ordinary sentences the 随着 phrase comes first. Tacking it on at the end is an English word order.
对比
Most errors with this pattern are not errors about this pattern — they are a neighbouring pattern arriving at the wrong moment. Read these side by side.
越来越 describes one thing changing over time: 天气越来越冷. 随着 ties that change to a cause that is changing too: 随着冬天的到来，天气越来越冷. The two belong together more often than not — 随着 sets up the driving change, and 越来越 in the main clause shows the result keeping pace. Without the second change, 随着 has nothing to do; without 随着, 越来越 still stands on its own.
More and more: 越来越 and 越…越… →小测验
第 1 题 / 3总分: 0
Choose the word that completes ___天气变暖，公园里的人越来越多了。