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更: geng (to change) vs gèng (even more)

更: geng (to change) vs gèng (even more)

Readings 读音

  • geng to change 更换 · 更新 · 更替 · 变更 · 打更 · 自力更生
  • geng4 even more 更是 · 更好 · 更快 · 更多 · 更大 · 更高

How it works 讲解

更 reads geng in words like 更换, 更新 — "to change"; 更 reads gèng in words like 更是, 更好 — "even more". The surrounding word tells you which reading to use — learn the trigger words, not the character alone.

Examples 例句

  1. 我Wǒ考虑kǎolǜ更换gēnghuàn工作gōngzuò。

    I considered changing my job.

  2. 一Yī是shì没有méiyǒu工夫gōngfū更gèng是shì没有méiyǒu兴趣xìngqù。

    First, he had no time, and even less interest.

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