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Meaning of 更

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 3
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] one; a, an; alone
    • Overlaid
      • [ yuē ] to speak; to say
      • [ ] to govern; to control; to nurture
Similar Characters: 便
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Pinyin: gèng
English Definition:more; even more; further; still; still more
Chinese Definition:
①愈加,再:更加。更好。更上一层楼。
Example Words:
更加 gèng jiā more (than sth else); even more
更为HSK 3 gèng wéi even more
更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě furthermore (idiom)
更多HSK 3 gèng duō more; even more
更好HSK 3 gèng hǎo better; more
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2
Pinyin: gēng
English Definition:to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
Chinese Definition:
①改变,改换:更正。更生(重新获得生命,喻复兴)。更衣(a.换衣服;b.婉辞,上厕所)。更定(改订)。更迭(轮流更换)。更递。更番。更新(旧的除去,新的建起)。更张(调节琴弦,喻变更或改革)。
②经历:少(shào)不更事(年龄小,没有经历过多少事情)。
③旧时夜间计时单位,一夜分为五更:更时。更阑。更夫。更鼓。更漏(原指计时用的漏壶,后泛指时辰)。

Example Words:
更新HSK 6 gēng xīn to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate
变更 biàn gēng to change; to alter; to modify
更换HSK 3 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
自力更生HSK 6 gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance
更改 gēng gǎi to alter
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Example Sentences
1
How to study more effectively?
2
We need to update the file.
3
Is it quicker by car or by walking?
4
We need more funding.
5
The sample needs to be replaced in a timely manner