gèng

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  1. 1. more
  2. 2. even more
  3. 3. further
  4. 4. still
  5. 5. still more

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Words Containing 更

更加
gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

更换
gēng huàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

更改
gēng gǎi

to alter

更新
gēng xīn

to renew

更是
gèng shì

even more (so)

更正
gēng zhèng

to correct

更衣室
gēng yī shì

change room; dressing room; locker room

自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)

变更
biàn gēng

to change

三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè

in the depth of the night; very late at night

三更
sān gēng

midnight

动态更新
dòng tài gēng xīn

dynamic update (Internet)

半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng

in the depth of night

国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn

international date line

守更
shǒu gēng

to keep watch during the night

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

巡更
xún gēng

to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs

强中更有强中手
qiáng zhōng gèng yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu

see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu]

惠更斯
huì gēng sī

Huygens (name)

打更
dǎ gēng

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

更上一层楼
gèng shàng yī céng lóu

to take it up a notch

更代
gēng dài

substitution

更仆难数
gēng pú nán shǔ

too many to count

更动
gēng dòng

to change

更胜
gèng shèng

to be even better than

更胜一筹
gèng shèng yī chóu

superior by a notch

更博
gēng bó

(Internet slang) to update one's blog

更名
gēng míng

to change name

更夫
gēng fū

night watchman (in former times)

更始
gēng shǐ

to make a new start

更年期
gēng nián qī

menopause

更张
gēng zhāng

lit. to restring one's bow

更新世
gēng xīn shì

Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)

更新换代
gēng xīn huàn dài

reform and renewal

更新版
gēng xīn bǎn

new edition

更替
gēng tì

to take over (from one another)

更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě

furthermore (idiom)

更楼
gēng lóu

watch tower

更次
gēng cì

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

更深
gēng shēn

deep at night

更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng

deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)

更漏
gēng lòu

water clock used to mark night watches

更为
gèng wéi

even more

更生
gēng shēng

resurrection

更番
gēng fān

alternately

更衣
gēng yī

to change clothes

更迭
gēng dié

to alternate

更递
gēng dì

to change

更阑
gēng lán

deep night

更高性能
gēng gāo xìng néng

high performance

更鼓
gēng gǔ

drum marking night watches

查尔斯·狄更斯
chá ěr sī · dí gēng sī

Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè

in the dead of night (idiom)

炒更
chǎo gēng

to moonlight

熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè

to stay up through the night (idiom)

狄更斯
dí gēng sī

Dickens (name)

百尺竿头,更进一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù

lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)

知更鸟
zhī gēng niǎo

redbreast

万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn

(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

行不更名,坐不改姓
xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng

I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions

都更案
dū gēng àn

urban development project

齿更
chǐ gēng

dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)