更 gèng
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adverb
more; even more
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison , Concept: Degree 程度
Notes: (Guoyu '更' gèng adv 1; Kroll 2015 '更' gèng 1; Unihan '更'; XHZD '更' gèng 2) -
verb
to change; to ammend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 改换 (Guoyu '更' gēng v 1; Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 1; XHZD '更' gēng 1) -
noun
a watch; a measure of time
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A two hour period of time used before China adopted the Western time system (Guoyu '更' gēng n 1; Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 4; XHZD '更' gēng 3) -
adverb
again; also
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 更 is synonymous with 再 or 又 in this sense (Guoyu '更' gèng adv 2; Unihan '更'; XHZD '更' gèng 1). -
verb
to experience
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经历 (Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 3; XHZD '更' gēng 2) -
verb
to improve
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 1a) -
verb
to replace; to substitute
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 代替; for example, in the 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 晉楚更霸 'Chu replaced Jin as overlord' (Guoyu '更' gēng v 2; Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 2; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1946) -
verb
to compensate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 2a) -
adverb
furthermore; even if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 即使 (Guoyu '更' gèng adv 6; Kroll 2015 '更' gèng 1b) -
adverb
other
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '更' gèng 1c) -
verb
to increase
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '更' gèng 2) -
noun
forced military service
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 更赋 (Guoyu '更' gēng n 2) -
proper noun
Geng
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '更' gēng n 3) -
adverb
finally; eventually
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 终于 (Guoyu '更' gèng adv 3) -
verb
to experience
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经历 (Guoyu '更' jīng) -
adverb
again; punar
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: punar, Japanese: kou (BCSD '更', p. 611; MW 'punar'; SH '更', p. 241; Unihan '更') -
noun
contacts
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Contacts of sense organs with objects (Ding '五更'; FGDB '五更'; Kroll 2015 '更' gēng 5)
Contained in
- 更高的境界 higher state
- 花开花落春常在 云去云来山更幽(花開花落春常在 雲去雲來山更幽) Flowers bloom and wilt, but spring never fades; Clouds come and go, yet mountains are ever more serene.
- 明天会更好(明天會更好) Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day
- 吾时思念与六畜无异更(吾時思念與六畜無異更) at that time my mind was no different from an animal
- 希望在前 明天更好 Hope Is Ahead; Tomorrow will be Better
- 随缘消旧业 更莫造新殃(隨緣消舊業 更莫造新殃) To eradicate past karma follow the right conditions; To forestall new ones take caution.
- 心好命更好 Kindness Makes Life Even Better
- 生命可以更幸福 life can be happier
- 神识更生何道(神識更生何道) place of the next rebirth
- 大梦梦中原是梦 此山山外更无山(大夢夢中原是夢 此山山外更無山) Dreaming inside the great dream, all is but a dream; Mountain outside the mountains, there are no other mountains.
- 更生地狱(更生地獄) Samjiva Hell
Also contained in
更有什者 、 更名 、 炒更 、 敲更 、 更上一层楼 、 更高性能 、 起更 、 更夫 、 巡更 、 更替 、 更动 、 深更半夜 、 更生 、 屋漏更遭连夜雨 、 守更 、 刘更生 、 惠更斯 、 更代 、 四更 、 更变 、 更新 、 更番 、 初更 、 齿更 、 一更 、 更阑 、 更始 、 更改 、 万象更新 、 都更案 、 更衣 、 打更 、 动态更新 、 三更灯火五更鸡 、 变更 、 更深人静 、 更博 、 国际日期变更线 、 更兼 、 更仆难数
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 5 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 217
- Scroll 21 Abhidharmajñānaprasthānaśāstra (Apitan Ba Jiandu Lun) 阿毘曇八犍度論 — count: 143
- Scroll 1 Sutra on the Four Noble Truths (Si Di Jing) 四諦經 — count: 109
- Scroll 9 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 108
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 105
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 100
- Scroll 1 Ren Ben Yu Sheng Jing Zhu 人本欲生經註 — count: 97
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 96
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 85
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 81