"更" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Composition
Strokes 7
Structure
Decomp. 一曰乂
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Prononciation
Mandarin gēng; gèng
Entry Methods
Pinyin geng1; geng4
Kanji /
Cangjie
MLWK
一中田乂
Sijiao 1050.6
Wubi GJQI
CNS 11643 1-4A55
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+66F4
GB2312 B8FC
BIG5 A7F3
Results for 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)
 gèng more / even more / further / still / still more
Results beginning with 更
 gēng xīn to replace the old with new / to renew / to renovate / to upgrade / to update / to regenerate
 gèng duō more / even more
 gèng jiā more (than sth else) / even more
 gèng hǎo better / more
 gèng wéi even more
 gèng dà bigger / even bigger
 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc) / to change (one's address etc)
 gēng gǎi to alter
 gèng gāo higher / even higher
 gēng zhèng to correct / to make a correction
 gēng míng to change name
 gēng shēn deep at night
 gèng yuǎn farther
 gēng yī to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism)
 gēng tì to take over (from one another) / to alternate / to replace / to relay
 gēng dié to alternate / to change
 gēng shēng resurrection / rebirth / reinvigorated / rejuvenated / a new lease of life
 gèng huài worse
 gēng dòng to change / to replace / to alter
 gēng shǐ to make a new start / to regenerate
 gēng fū night watchman (in former times)
 gēng bó (Internet slang) to update one's blog
 gèng chí later
 gēng cì one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)
 gēng dài substitution / replacing former general / change of leader
 gēng dì to change / to substitute
 gēng fān alternately / by turns
 gēng gǔ drum marking night watches / night watchman's clapper
 gēng lán deep night
 gēng lóu watch tower / drum tower marking night watches
 gēng lòu water clock used to mark night watches
 gèng shèng to be even better than / to be superior to
 gèng shì even more (so)
 gēng zhāng lit. to restring one's bow / to reform and start over again
 gēng zú soldier (serving alternate watch)
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 gēng nián qī menopause / andropause
 gēng yī shì change room / dressing room / locker room / toilet
  replacement rate
 gēng xīn bǎn new edition / new version / update
 Gēng xīn shì Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)
 gèng yǒu shèn zhě furthermore (idiom)
 gēng pú nán shǔ too many to count / very many / innumerable
 gēng shēn rén jìng deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
  a fortiori
  currency redenomination
  upgrading skills
  photo change
  timing modification
  track replacement
  succession planning
  update review mission
 gēng gāo xìng néng high performance
 gèng shèng yī chóu superior by a notch / a cut above / even better
 gēng xīn huàn dài reform and renewal / generational change
 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level
  recrew
  Better World Fund
  closer economic partnership (prov.)
  longer growing seasons
  Safer Skies Program / Safer Skies initiative
  Safer Skies Program / Safer Skies initiative
  Better World Campaign
  The Better World Society
Approximate Results for 更
 biàn gēng to change / to alter / to modify
 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1]
 wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
 èr gēng second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
 sì gēng fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
 dǎ gēng to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
 chǎo gēng to moonlight
齿 chǐ gēng dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
 chū gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
 cuī gēng (slang) (of a follower) to urge (a blogger etc) to post some fresh content (abbr. for 催促更新[cui1 cu4 geng1 xin1])
 shǒu gēng to keep watch during the night
 xún gēng to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs
 yī gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
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 Dí gēng sī Dickens (name) / Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
 zhī gēng niǎo redbreast / robin
  change order
 dū gēng àn urban development project
 Huì gēng sī Huygens (name) / Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician and astronomer
 zuì hòu gēng xīn latest update / most recent update
 zì lì gēng shēng regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) / self-reliance
 sān gēng bàn yè in the depth of the night / very late at night
 bàn yè sān gēng in the depth of night / late at night
 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom)
 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom)
 wàn xiàng gēng xīn (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
  reforestation
  urban renewal
  ne varietur
  advance regeneration / advance growth
 biàn gēng guǎn lǐ change management (information technology)
 chú jiù gēng xīn to replace the old with new (idiom)
 dòng tài gēng xīn dynamic update (Internet)
  self-regenerating area
  building back better
 liǎng gè huò gèng duō two or more
  assets replacement programme
  change management announcement
  staff turnover
 qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiang2 zhong1 zi4 you3 qiang2 zhong1 shou3]
  disaster resilient
  Convention on the International Right of Correction
  below-replacement fertility
 Chá ěr sī ˇ Dí gēng sī Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
· Chá ěr sī ˇ Dí gēng sī Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
 guò chéng bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng měi The process is more beautiful than the outcome. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
线 guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn international date line
 wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ when it rains, it pours (idiom)
  continuous voters list
  differential and more favourable treatment
 bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìn yī bù make still further progress
  Uganda Self-Reliance Strategy
竿 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom) / fig. much accomplished, still some work to do / to continue to further successes / not to rest on one's laurels
 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì The road means more than the destination. / It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
 xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed) / fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
  higher layer
  voter registration update centre / registration update centre
  continuous register
  A Better World for All
  Skills Development for Self-Reliance
  Association tunisienne pour l'auto-développement et la solidarité
  Mission Succession Planning Programme
广  From farm to factory for a better future
  Global Cooperation for a Better World
  Protection of the Environment for Assuring a Cleaner Earth
  Annual Statement of Information on Updates to the Consolidated List
  Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About
  United Nations for a Better World
  Lomé Declaration on the Unconstitutional Changes of Government
  Declaration of Belgrade for a Better Future
  adjustment for staff turnover and delays
  Health, Vocational Training and Self-reliance Project
  Algiers Decision on the Unconstitutional Changes of Government
  Guidance on Safety Aspects of Ballast Water Exchange at Sea
  Arusha Programme for Collective Self-Reliance and Framework for Negotiations
  International Programme on More and Better Jobs for Women
 dài zhe xī wàng qù lu:3 xíng , bǐ dào dá zhōng diǎn gèng měi hǎo It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
  Amsterdam Declaration on a Better Life for Future Generations
  Conference on Science and Technology Policy for Self-Reliance in the Muslim World
  Common Efforts towards a Safer Nuclear-Weapon-Free World
  Session of a Better Future for the Peoples of the Islamic Ummah
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