HSK 6 vocabulary › 更新
更新
更新 in English: to replace the old with new; to renew
gēng xīn
to replace the old with new; to renew
How to pronounce 更新
gēng xīn (without tone marks: geng xin). gēng is a first (high, level) tone; xīn is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 更新
更 gēng
to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
新 xīn
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
Related words
| 新 | xīn | new; newly | HSK 2 |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more | HSK 3 |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news | HSK 3 |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness | HSK 3 |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more | HSK 4 |
| 更正 | gēng zhèng | to correct; to make a correction | HSK 6 |
| 自力更生 | zì lì gēng shēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance | HSK 6 |
| 创新 | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails | HSK 6 |
| 日新月异 | rì xīn yuè yì | daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments | HSK 6 |
| 新陈代谢 | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) | HSK 6 |