更

gēng · geng/gèng · geng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

gēng 更

  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)

gèng 更

  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)连(lián)字(zì)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)念(niàn),更(gèng)别(bié)说(shuō)写(xiě)了(le)。

He can't even read, let alone write.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

雨(yǔ)下(xià)得(de)比(bǐ)刚(gāng)才(cái)更(gèng)大(dà)了(le)。

The rain is falling even harder than before.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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