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HSK 6
更
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)
Example Sentences (10)
我很少去电影院看电影，我更愿意在家看电视。
Wǒ hěn shǎo qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng, wǒ gèng yuànyì zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I rarely go to the cinema to watch movies; I prefer to watch TV at home.
Text 3
爱情是结婚的重要原因，但两个人共同生活，不仅需要浪漫的爱情，更需要性格上互相吸引。
Àiqíng shì jiéhūn de zhòngyào yuányīn, dàn liǎng gè rén gòngtóng shēnghuó, bùjǐn xūyào làngmàn de àiqíng, gèng xūyào xìnggé shàng hùxiāng xīyǐn.
Love is an important reason to get married, but for two people to live together, they not only need romantic love; more importantly, they need mutual attraction in terms of personality.
Text 5
使用正确的方法，我们做起事来能“事半功倍”，也就是说，能节约时间，用较少的力气，取得更好的效果。
Shǐyòng zhèngquè de fāngfǎ, wǒmen zuò qǐ shì lái néng "shìbàn gōngbèi", yě jiù shì shuō, néng jiéyuē shíjiān, yòng jiào shǎo de lìqi, qǔdé gèng hǎo de xiàoguǒ.
By using the right methods, we can get "twice the result with half the effort"; that is, we can save time, use less effort, and achieve better results.
Text 5
我想把这个电脑卖了，再买一个更好的。
Wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhège diànnǎo mài le, zài mǎi yí gè gèng hǎo de.
I want to sell this computer and buy a better one.
Text 4
因为这个世界很大，“天外有天，人外有人”，很可能有人在这方面比你更厉害。
Yīnwèi zhège shìjiè hěn dà, " tiānwài yǒu tiān, rénwài yǒu rén", hěn kěnéng yǒu rén zài zhè fāngmiàn bǐ nǐ gèng lìhài.
Because this world is very big, "there is always a higher sky and someone better," it is very likely that someone is better than you in this area.
Text 5
哪里哪里，我们班王静说得更好。
Nǎlǐ nǎlǐ, wǒmen bān Wáng Jìng shuō de gèng hǎo.
Not at all, Wang Jing in our class speaks even better.
Text 1
你们的想法很好，举办文化节活动，一方面能让各国学生更好地了解中国，另一方面也能为学生们提供互相交流和学习的机会。
Nǐmen de xiǎngfǎ hěn hǎo, jǔbàn wénhuàjié huódòng, yī fāngmiàn néng ràng gèguó xuéshēng gènghǎo de liǎojiě zhōngguó, lìng yī fāngmiàn yě néng wèi xuéshēngmen tígōng hùxiāng jiāoliú hé xuéxí de jīhuì.
Your idea is very good: holding a cultural festival. On the one hand, it can help students from various countries better understand China; on the other hand, it can also provide students with opportunities to communicate and learn from each other.
Text 3
我们小时候都听过美人鱼的故事，其实真正的海底世界比故事里写的更美。
Wǒmen xiǎoshíhòu dōu tīngguò měirényú de gùshì, qíshí zhēnzhèng de hǎidǐ shìjiè bǐ gùshì lǐ xiě de gèng měi.
When we were little, we all heard stories about mermaids. In fact, the real undersea world is even more beautiful than the stories describe.
Text 5
在我看来，赚钱多少不是最重要的，兴趣才是关键。只有做自己喜欢的事，才会觉得幸福，将来也会有更好的发展。
Zài wǒ kànlái, zhuànqián duōshǎo bú shì zuì zhòngyào de, xìngqù cái shì guānjiàn. Zhǐyǒu zuò zìjǐ xǐhuān de shì, cái huì juéde xìngfú, jiānglái yě huì yǒu gèng hǎo de fāzhǎn.
In my view, how much money you make isn't the most important; interest is the key. Only by doing what you like will you feel happy, and you'll also have better prospects in the future.
Text 3
那么，怎样才能交到更多的朋友呢？
Nàme, zěnyàng cáinéng jiāodào gèng duō de péngyou ne?
So, how can we make more friends?
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 220
- Word Frequency Rank
- 252 of 84,292