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更 (gèng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 更

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更新

gēng xīn

renew; renovate; update

更正

gēng zhèng

make corrections; amend

自力更生

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 更 is used in context

jīn今

tiān天

bǐ比

zuó昨

tiān天

gèng更

rè

Information

Pinyingèng

Meaningeven more

Strokes7

Radical曰

Traditional更

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#507

Zhuyinㄍㄥˋ

UnicodeU+66F4

CangjieMLWK

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zì lì gēng shēng

rely on one's own efforts

HSK 6

变更

biàn gēng

Change

更加

gèng jiā

more (than sth else)

更换

gēng huàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

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更改

gēng gǎi

To change / to alter

更衣室

gēng yī shì

Changing room / Locker room

热

。

Today is even hotter than yesterday.

tā他

bǐ比

yǐ以

qián前

gèng更

jiā加

nǔ努

lì力

le了

。

He works harder than before.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

We need a better solution.

qǐng请

gēng更

huàn换

sǔn损

huài坏

de的

líng零

jiàn件

。

Please replace the damaged part.

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