更
Readings and meanings
- more CC-CEDICT
- even more CC-CEDICT
- further CC-CEDICT
- still CC-CEDICT
- still more CC-CEDICT
Words that use “更” as gèng
更加gèng jiāeven moreWordHSK 3更是gèng shìeven moreWordHSK 6更为gèng wéieven moreWord更胜gèng shèngto be even better thanWord更有甚者gèng yǒu shèn zhěfurthermoreWord更胜一筹gèng shèng yī chóusuperior by a notchWord更上一层楼gèng shàng yī céng lóuto take it up a notchWord屋漏更遭连夜雨wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔwhen it rains, it poursWord
gēng
geng1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gèng.
- to change or replace something (as in 更换)
- one of the five parts of the night in old times (as in 三更)
Examples
我想更换我的手机。
wǒ xiǎng gēng huàn wǒ de shǒu jī
I want to change my mobile phone.
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他明天要更换教室的门。
tā míng tiān yào gēng huàn jiào shì de mén
He will change the door of the classroom tomorrow.
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他每天三更起床工作。
tā měi tiān sān gēng qǐ chuáng gōng zuò
He gets up to work at the third watch of the night every day.
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Words that use “更” as gēng
更换gēng huànto take out something old and put a new one in its placeWordHSK 5更新gēng xīnto updateWordHSK 5变更biàn gēngto change somethingWordHSK 6更改gēng gǎito change something, like a plan, time, or dateWordHSK 7–9更衣室gēng yī shìa room where you change clothes, like in a shop or at a poolWordHSK 7–9自力更生zì lì gēng shēngto do things by yourself, not asking other people for helpWordHSK 7–9一更yī gēngfirst of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00Word三更sān gēngthird of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00Word
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 更
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