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更gēng
  1. 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)

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更gèng

more; even more; further; still; still more

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变更biàn gēng

to change; to alter; to modify

半夜三更bàn yè sān gēng

see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4]

一更yī gēng

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

三更sān gēng

third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1]

二更èr gēng

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

五更wǔ gēng

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

停更tíng gēng

to stop updating (content)

催更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])

初更chū gēng

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

四更sì gēng

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

守更shǒu gēng

to keep watch during the night

巡更xún gēng

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

打更dǎ gēng

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

炒更chǎo gēng

to moonlight

齿更chǐ gēng

dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)

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