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gēng
1.
to change or replace
2.
to experience
3.
one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
4.
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一更
yīgēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
三更
sāngēng
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
二更
èrgēng
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
五更
wǔgēng
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
初更
chūgēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
四更
sìgēng
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
守更
shǒugēng
to keep watch during the night
打更
dǎgēng
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
更代
gēngdài
substitution
更加
gèngjiā
more (than sth else)
更动
gēngdòng
to change
更卒
gēngzú
soldier (serving alternate watch)
更名
gēngmíng
to change name
更夫
gēngfū
night watchman (in former times)
更始
gēngshǐ
to make a new start
更张
gēngzhāng
lit. to restring one's bow
更换
gēnghuàn
to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
更改
gēnggǎi
to alter
更新
gēngxīn
to replace the old with new
更替
gēngtì
to take over (from one another)
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 220
- Word Frequency Rank
- 252 of 84,292