72 results for *更*

Top matchCommon
  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)

More words

gèng

more; even more; further; still; still more

Common
更加gèng jiā

more (than sth else); even more

Common
更新gēng xīn

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

更是gèng shì

even more (so)

更改gēng gǎi

to alter

更衣室gēng yī shì

change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet

更为gèng wéi

even more

更换gēng huàn

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

更深gēng shēn

deep at night

变更biàn gēng

to change; to alter; to modify

狄更斯Dí gēng sī

Dickens (name); Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist

更正gēng zhèng

to correct; to make a correction

更衣gēng yī

to change clothes; to go to the toilet (euphemism)

自力更生zì lì gēng shēng

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance

三更半夜sān gēng bàn yè

(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night

知更鸟zhī gēng niǎo

redbreast; robin

更年期gēng nián qī

menopause; andropause

半夜三更bàn yè sān gēng

see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4]

更上一层楼gèng shàng yī céng lóu

to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level

深更半夜shēn gēng bàn yè

in the dead of night (idiom)

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)

更代gēng dài

substitution; replacing former general; change of leader

更动gēng dòng

to change; to replace; to alter

更卒gēng zú

soldier (serving alternate watch)

更博gēng bó

(Internet slang) to update one's blog

更名gēng míng

to rename

更夫gēng fū

night watchman (in former times)

更始gēng shǐ

to make a new start; to regenerate

更张gēng zhāng

lit. to restring one's bow; to reform and start over again

更替gēng tì

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

更楼gēng lóu

watch tower; drum tower marking night watches

更次gēng cì

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

更漏gēng lòu

water clock used to mark night watches

更生gēng shēng

resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life

更番gēng fān

alternately; by turns

更胜gèng shèng

to be even better than; to be superior to

更迭gēng dié

to alternate; to change

更递gēng dì

to change; to substitute

更阑gēng lán

deep night