更 gang³ {gèng}

shift (duty)

更 gang³ {gēng}

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)

更 gang³ {gèng}

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

更多 gang¹ do¹ {gèng duō}

further more

更改 gang¹ goi² {gēng gǎi}

(verb) Change

更次 gaang¹ ci³ {gēng cì}

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

更夫 gaang¹ fu¹ {gēng fū}

night watchman (in former times)

更鼓 gaang¹ gu² {gēng gǔ}

1. drum marking night watches
2. night watchman's clapper

更闌〔-阑〕 gaang¹ laan⁴ {gēng lán}

deep night

更樓〔-楼〕 gaang¹ lau⁴ {gēng lóu}

1. watch tower
2. drum tower marking night watches

更漏 gaang¹ lau⁶ {gēng lòu}

water clock used to mark night watches

更深 gaang¹ sam¹ {gēng shēn}

deep at night

更卒 gaang¹ zeot¹ {gēng zú}

soldier (serving alternate watch)

更始 gang¹ ci² {gēng shǐ}

1. to make a new start
2. to regenerate

更遞〔-递〕 gang¹ dai⁶ {gēng dì}

1. to change
2. to substitute

更迭 gang¹ dit⁶ {gēng dié}

1. to alternate
2. to change

更代 gang¹ doi⁶ {gēng dài}

1. substitution
2. replacing former general
3. change of leader

更動〔-动〕 gang¹ dung⁶ {gēng dòng}

1. to change
2. to replace
3. to alter

更番 gang¹ faan¹ {gēng fān}

1. alternately
2. by turns

更改 gang¹ goi² {gēng gǎi}

to alter

更衣 gang¹ ji¹ {gēng yī}

1. to change clothes
2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)

更名 gang¹ ming⁴ {gēng míng}

to change name

更新 gang¹ san¹ {gēng xīn}

1. to replace the old with new
2. to renew
3. to renovate
4. to upgrade
5. to update
6. to regenerate

更生 gang¹ sang¹ {gēng shēng}

1. resurrection
2. rebirth
3. reinvigorated
4. rejuvenated
5. a new lease of life

更替 gang¹ tai³ {gēng tì}

1. to take over (from one another)
2. to alternate
3. to replace
4. to relay

更換〔-换〕 gang¹ wun⁶ {gēng huàn}

1. to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
2. to change (one's address etc)

更正 gang¹ zing³ {gēng zhèng}

1. to correct
2. to make a correction

更張〔-张〕 gang¹ zoeng¹ {gēng zhāng}

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

更加 gang³ gaa¹ {gèng jiā}

1. more (than sth else)
2. even more

更為〔-为〕 gang³ wai⁴ {gèng wéi}

even more

更衣室 gang¹ ji¹ sat¹ {gēng yī shì}

1. change room
2. dressing room
3. locker room
4. toilet

更年期 gang¹ nin⁴ kei⁴ {gēng nián qī}

1. menopause
2. andropause

更新版 gang¹ san¹ baan² {gēng xīn bǎn}

1. new edition
2. new version
3. update

更新世 gang¹ san¹ sai³ {Gēng xīn shì}

Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)

更進一步〔-进--〕 gang³ zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶ {gèng jìn yī bù}

striving to improve

更深人靜〔---静〕 gaang¹ sam¹ jan⁴ zing⁶ {gēng shēn rén jìng}

deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)

更新換代〔--换-〕 gang¹ san¹ wun⁶ doi⁶ {gēng xīn huàn dài}

1. reform and renewal
2. generational change

更僕難數〔-仆难数〕 gang³ buk⁶ naan⁴ sou³ {gēng pú nán shǔ}

1. too many to count
2. very many
3. innumerable

更高性能 gang³ gou¹ sing³ nang⁴ {gēng gāo xìng néng}

high performance

更有甚者 gang³ jau⁵ sam⁶ ze² {gèng yǒu shèn zhě}

furthermore (idiom)

更上一層樓〔---层楼〕 gang³ soeng⁵ jat¹ cang⁴ lau⁴ {gèng shàng yī céng lóu}

1. to take it up a notch
2. to bring it up a level