更
2 readings · tap one to hear it
more; even more; further; still; still more
Formation & memory
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Words with 更
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强中更有强中手 | see 強中自有強中手|强中自有强中手[qiang2 zhong1 zi4 you3 qiang2 zhong1 shou3] | |
| 自力更生 | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance | |
| 国际日期变更线 | international date line | |
| 更上一层楼 | to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level | |
| 动态更新 | dynamic update (Internet) | |
| 三更半夜 | (idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night | |
| 半夜三更 | see 三更半夜[san1 geng1 ban4 ye4] | |
| 更新世 | Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages) | |
| 少不更事 | (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears | |
| 更年期 | menopause; andropause | |
| 更新换代 | reform and renewal; generational change | |
| 行不更名，坐不改姓 | I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions | |
| 万象更新 | (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom) | |
| 知更鸟 | redbreast; robin | |
| 深更半夜 | in the dead of night (idiom) | |
| 一更 | first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) | |
| 更生 | resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life | |
| 更动 | to change; to replace; to alter | |
| 三更 | third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old); midnight; also pr. [san1 jin1] | |
| 打更 | to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times) |
Sound family
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