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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)

更代
gēngdài
substitution
三更
sāngēng
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
打更
dǎgēng
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
一更
yīgēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
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)
更楼
gēnglóu
watch tower
更次
gēngcì
one watch (i.e. two hour period during night)
更正
gēngzhèng
to correct
HSK 6
更深
gēngshēn
deep at night
更漏
gēnglòu
water clock used to mark night watches

Example Sentences (10)

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
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
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
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
和别人的关系就会变得更好。
hé bié rén de guān xì jiù huì biàn de gèng hǎo.
Relationships with others will get better.
Text 4
你们谁的汉语说得更好？
nǐmen shéi de hànyǔ shuō de gèng hǎo?
Which of you speaks Chinese better?
Text 1
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
你还是喝杯牛奶吧，可以睡得更好些。
Nǐ háishì hē bēi niúnǎi ba,kěyǐ shuì de gèng hǎo xiē.
You’d better have a cup of milk; you can sleep a bit better.
Text 4

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