我们越等越不耐烦。

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我们 wǒmen we; us; ourselves; our
=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 等 děng
  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. (bound form) equal to; same as
  6. (used to end an enumeration)
  7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
=4 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
=4 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=4 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
5 不耐烦 bùnàifán
  1. impatient
  2. to lose patience