他越激動就越安靜。

The more excited he gets, the quieter he becomes.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 越 Yuè
  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
=2 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=2 越 huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole
3 激動 jīdòng
  1. to move emotionally
  2. to stir up (emotions)
  3. to excite
4 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
=5 越 Yuè
  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
=5 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=5 越 huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole
6 安靜 ānjìng
  1. quiet
  2. peaceful
  3. calm