更新

gēng xīn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to renew
2. to renovate
3. to upgrade
4. to update
5. to regenerate

Word relationships

Related words

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• 升级 shēng jí 升级 shēng jí to go up by one grade; to be promoted Upgrading software or hardware: to go up by one grade; to be promoted
• 改造 gǎi zào 改造 gǎi zào to transform Renovating or transforming something: to transform
• 刷新 shuā xīn 刷新 shuā xīn to renovate Refreshing or renewing (e.g., a webpage or record): to renovate

Usage notes

Collocations

更新 often pairs with 系统 (system), 信息 (information), or 版本 (version) for updates.

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 更新 with 更换 (gēnghuàn, to replace). 更新 means renew/update, not physically swap.

Example Sentences

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请 更新 你的软件。

Please update your software.

你可以在系统里设定自动 更新 的时间。

You can set the time for automatic updates in the system.

請 更新 軟體。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13175381)

讓它 更新 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13175373)

請 更新 系統。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13175376)

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Words Containing 更新

• 动态更新 动态更新 dòng tài gēng xīn: dynamic update (Internet)
• 更新世 更新世 gēng xīn shì: Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)
• 更新换代 更新换代 gēng xīn huàn dài: reform and renewal
• 更新版 更新版 gēng xīn bǎn: new edition
• 万象更新 万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn: (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)

Child Words of 更新

• 新 新 xīn: new
• 更 更 gēng: to change or replace
• 更 更 gèng: more