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更
gèng
1. more
2. even more
3. further
4. still
5. still more
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

更
gèng
more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
HSK 3 7 丶

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
HSK 6
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
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
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
希望我们的公司明年更好！
Xīwàng wǒmen de gōngsī míngnián gèng hǎo!
Hope our company will be better next year!
Text 2
大小没关系，主要是环境，哪个更安静？
Dà xiǎo méi guān xi, zhǔ yào shì huán jìng, nǎ ge gèng ān jìng?
Size doesn't matter; the main thing is the environment. Which one is quieter?
Text 4
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
所以，给第一次见面的同事留下好的印象，以后的工作可能会更顺利；给第一次见面的顾客留下好的印象，你可能会卖出更多的东西。
Suǒyǐ, gěi dì yī cì jiànmiàn de tóngshì liúxià hǎo de yìnxiàng, yǐhòu de gōngzuò kěnéng huì gèng shùnlì; gěi dì yī cì jiànmiàn de gùkè liúxià hǎo de yìnxiàng, nǐ kěnéng huì màichū gèng duō de dōngxi.
So, if you leave a good impression on colleagues you meet for the first time, your future work may go more smoothly; if you leave a good impression on customers you meet for the first time, you may sell more things.
Text 5
所以，给第一次见面的同事留下好的印象，以后的工作可能会更顺利；给第一次见面的顾客留下好的印象，你可能会卖出更多的东西。
Suǒyǐ, gěi dì yī cì jiànmiàn de tóngshì liúxià hǎo de yìnxiàng, yǐhòu de gōngzuò kěnéng huì gèng shùnlì; gěi dì yī cì jiànmiàn de gùkè liúxià hǎo de yìnxiàng, nǐ kěnéng huì màichū gèng duō de dōngxi.
So, if you leave a good impression on colleagues you meet for the first time, your future work may go more smoothly; if you leave a good impression on customers you meet for the first time, you may sell more things.
Text 5
你应该多出去走走，这样你们的生活会更有意思。
Nǐ yīnggāi duō chūqù zǒu zǒu, zhèyàng nǐmen de shēnghuó huì gèng yǒuyìsi.
You should go out more; that way your lives will be more interesting.
Text 3

Alternate Entries

更
gēng
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)
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
220
Word Frequency Rank
252 of 84,292