gèng

more, still further, much more

HSK 3 #221

DEFINITIONS

更 gèng
  • more
  • even more
  • further
  • still
  • still more
更 gēng
  • 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)

STROKES

WORDS

半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè in the dead of night (idiom)
chǎo gēng to moonlight
守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè to stay up through the night (idiom)
百尺竿头,尽一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
百尺竿頭,盡一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
鳥 zhī gēng niǎo redbreast; robin
万象新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
萬象新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
行不名,坐不改姓 xíng bù gēng míng , zuò bù gǎi xìng I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
biàn gēng to change; to alter; to modify
路上比终点有意义 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
路上比終點有意義 lù shang bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng yǒu yì yì The road means more than the destination.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
过程比终点美 guò chéng bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng měi The process is more beautiful than the outcome.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
過程比終點美 guò chéng bǐ zhōng diǎn gèng měi The process is more beautiful than the outcome.; It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
案 dū gēng àn urban development project
除旧新 chú jiù gēng xīn to replace the old with new (idiom)
除舊新 chú jiù gēng xīn to replace the old with new (idiom)
齿 chǐ gēng dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
chǐ gēng dental transition (from milk teeth to adult teeth)
糟 gèng zāo worse; more terrible
好 gèng hǎo better; even better
多三立 gèng duō sān lì More Sanli (referring to a news network)
大 gèng dà even bigger
具 gèng jù more; possess more; more prone to
平困 gèng píng kùn even flatter and tougher