更 更 geng1
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)

更 更 geng4
more; even more; further; still; still more

strokes 7
radical
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曰
strokes after radical 3
熬更守夜 熬更守夜 ao2 geng1 shou3 ye4
to stay up through the night (idiom)

百尺竿头，更尽一步 百尺竿頭，更盡一步 bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 - geng4 jin4 yi1 bu4
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

半夜三更 半夜三更 ban4 ye4 san1 geng1
in the depth of night; late at night

变更 變更 bian4 geng1
to change; to alter; to modify

查尔斯·狄更斯 查爾斯·狄更斯 cha2 er3 si1 - di2 geng1 si1
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

炒更 炒更 chao3 geng1
to moonlight

齿更 齒更 chi3 geng1
dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)

初更 初更 chu1 geng1
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)

除旧更新 除舊更新 chu2 jiu4 geng1 xin1
to replace the old with new (idiom)

打更 打更 da3 geng1
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)

带着希望去旅行，比到达终点更美好 帶著希望去旅行，比到達終點更美好 dai4 zhe5 xi1 wang4 qu4 lv3 xing2 - bi3 dao4 da2 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3 hao3
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

狄更斯 狄更斯 di2 geng1 si1
Dickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

动态更新 動態更新 dong4 tai4 geng1 xin1
dynamic update (Internet)

都更案 都更案 du1 geng1 an4
urban development project

二更 二更 er4 geng1
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)

更博 更博 geng1 bo2
(Internet slang) to update one's blog

更次 更次 geng1 ci4
one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night)

更代 更代 geng1 dai4
substitution; replacing former general; change of leader

更递 更遞 geng1 di4
to change; to substitute

更迭 更迭 geng1 die2
to alternate; to change

更动 更動 geng1 dong4
to change; to replace; to alter

更番 更番 geng1 fan1
alternately; by turns

更夫 更夫 geng1 fu1
night watchman (in former times)

更改 更改 geng1 gai3
to alter

更高性能 更高性能 geng1 gao1 xing4 neng2
high performance

更鼓 更鼓 geng1 gu3
drum marking night watches; night watchman's clapper

更换 更換 geng1 huan4
to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)

更阑 更闌 geng1 lan2
deep night

更楼 更樓 geng1 lou2
watch tower; drum tower marking night watches

更漏 更漏 geng1 lou4
water clock used to mark night watches

更名 更名 geng1 ming2
to change name

更年期 更年期 geng1 nian2 qi1
menopause; andropause

更仆难数 更僕難數 geng1 pu2 nan2 shu3
too many to count; very many; innumerable

更深 更深 geng1 shen1
deep at night

更深人静 更深人靜 geng1 shen1 ren2 jing4
deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)

更生 更生 geng1 sheng1
resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life

更始 更始 geng1 shi3
to make a new start; to regenerate

更替 更替 geng1 ti4
to take over (from one another); to alternate; to replace; to relay

更新 更新 geng1 xin1
to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate

更新版 更新版 geng1 xin1 ban3
new edition; new version; update

更新换代 更新換代 geng1 xin1 huan4 dai4
reform and renewal; generational change

更新世 更新世 geng1 xin1 shi4
Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)

更衣 更衣 geng1 yi1
to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)

更衣室 更衣室 geng1 yi1 shi4
change room; dressing room; locker room; toilet

更张 更張 geng1 zhang1
lit. to restring one's bow; to reform and start over again

更正 更正 geng1 zheng4
to correct; to make a correction

更卒 更卒 geng1 zu2
soldier (serving alternate watch)

更加 更加 geng4 jia1
more (than sth else); even more

更上一层楼 更上一層樓 geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2
to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level

更为 更為 geng4 wei2
even more

更有甚者 更有甚者 geng4 you3 shen4 zhe3
furthermore (idiom)

国际日期变更线 國際日期變更線 guo2 ji4 ri4 qi1 bian4 geng1 xian4
international date line

过程比终点更美 過程比終點更美 guo4 cheng2 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 mei3
The process is more beautiful than the outcome.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

惠更斯 惠更斯 hui4 geng1 si1
Huygens (name); Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician and astronomer

路上比终点更有意义 路上比終點更有意義 lu4 shang5 bi3 zhong1 dian3 geng4 you3 yi4 yi4
The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.

强中更有强中手 強中更有強中手 qiang2 zhong1 geng4 you3 qiang2 zhong1 shou3
see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手

三更 三更 san1 geng1
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr.

三更半夜 三更半夜 san1 geng1 ban4 ye4
in the depth of the night; very late at night

深更半夜 深更半夜 shen1 geng1 ban4 ye4
in the dead of night (idiom)

守更 守更 shou3 geng1
to keep watch during the night

四更 四更 si4 geng1
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

万象更新 萬象更新 wan4 xiang4 geng1 xin1
(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

屋漏更遭连夜雨 屋漏更遭連夜雨 wu1 lou4 geng4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3
when it rains, it pours (idiom)

五更 五更 wu3 geng1
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

行不更名，坐不改姓 行不更名，坐不改姓 xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 - zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions

一更 一更 yi1 geng1
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)

知更鸟 知更鳥 zhi1 geng1 niao3
redbreast; robin

自力更生 自力更生 zi4 li4 geng1 sheng1
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance