更

The character "更" has 7 strokes. "更" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "更" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "更" are "gēng" "gèng" . View the stroke order of "更">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "更"

v.: change; replace; experience

n.: watch; drum for beating the watches; watch drum

adv.: further; furthermore; what is more; more; still/even more

• change : v.更改；改变；改换；更衣；转车；变色；转成新月相；转成新月；换
• replace : v.代替；取代；放回；把…放回原处；替换；更换；替代
• experience : n.经历；感受；经验；给人留下印象的事
• watch : v.观看；注视；观察；注意；小心；节制；守夜；监视；留意；当心
• further : adv.更远地；较远地；而且；此外；进一步地；在更大范围内；在更大程度上；远非；再往前地
• furthermore : adv.而且；此外
• what is more : 更有甚者, 更为重要的是
• more : adj.更多的；更大的；更大程度的（many和much的比较级）；(More)莫雷语的

Form words with "更"

更简单 simpler

更清洁的油品 cleaner oil products

比素常更卖力 work harder than usual

走向更稳定的经济 head towards more stable economy

更广泛地代表人民 represent people more broadly

阎王要你三更走，谁能留你到五更 if the King of Hell decides you're to die at midnight, who dares to spare you till dawn?—when death comes, it will have no denial

Example phrases using "更"

• 和她相比，他觉得跟我更亲近些。

  He feels closer to me than to her. / He feels more affinity with me than with her.

• 快爬到山顶时我们感到更费劲了。

  The climb stiffened as we neared the top.

• 你需要更多的蛋白质来增强体质。

  You need more protein to build you up.

• 咱们去操场吧，那儿更凉快些。

  Let’s go to the playground. It’s much cooler there.

• 对有些人来说，时间比金钱更重要。

  To some people time is of more consideration than money.

• 反面角色更衬托出英雄人物的高大。

  Villainous roles serve as a foil to the greatness of the heroes.

• 那次争吵后，我们更谈不来了。

  After the argument, we were not on speaking terms.

• 没有比你们俩更般配的夫妻了。

  I can’t think of a couple more suited to each other than you two.

• 再加一点儿料酒，这个菜就更香了。

  A few drops of cooking wine would make the dish even more delicious.

• 几年没见，那姑娘出落得更漂亮了。

  That girl has grown prettier than ever since I saw her several years ago.