Chinese word

更

Pronunciation

Pinyingèng

Meaning

  • adverbmore

Example

他需要更多的练习。tā xū yào gèng duō de liàn xí

He needs more practice.

Illustration for 更 (more)

More examples

我更喜欢早上跑步。wǒ gèng xǐ huān zǎo shàng pǎo bù

I like running in the morning more.

Core concept

An upward step from an existing level, whether the change affects a description, an action, or a quantity.

Common phrases

  • 更喜欢gèng xǐ huān

    like more

  • 更快gèng kuài

    faster

  • 更便宜gèng pián yi

    cheaper

Similar words

还hái: Adds something further to an amount or state that is already present.
再zài: Shows that an action will happen again at a later time.

Definition in Chinese

用作副词，表示程度比原来更深或更强，可与形容词、副词或动词连用，在比较句中常与比连用。yòng zuò fù cí biǎo shì chéng dù bǐ yuán lái gēng shēn huò gèng qiáng kě yǔ xíng róng cí fù cí huò dòng cí lián yòng zài bǐ jiào jù zhōng cháng yǔ bǐ lián yòng

Word origin

The older meaning of 更 (gèng, "more") involves changing or renewing something, and this developed into marking an added degree beyond what came before.

Usage tips

  • A comparison point can remain understood from context, so Chinese uses this word to show an added degree even when no explicit reference point appears.

Other meanings

  • furtheradverb
  • even moreadverb

Related words

  • 更多gèng duōmoreadjective

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