gēng xīn
to replace the old with new
to renew
to renovate
to upgrade
to update
to regenerate
gēng
to change or replace
to experience
one of the five two hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
gèng
more
even more
further
still
still more
gèng jiā
more (than sth else)
even more
gēng huàn
to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
to change (one's address etc)
gēng shēng
resurrection
rebirth
reinvigorated
rejuvenated
a new lease of life
gēng tì
to take over (from one another)
to alternate
to replace
to relay
gēng yī
to change clothes
to go to the toilet (euphemism)
gēng zhèng
to correct
to make a correction
biàn gēng
to change
to alter
to modify
zì lì gēng shēng
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
self-reliance
zuì hòu gēng xīn
latest update
most recent update
gēng xīn huàn dài
reform and renewal
generational change
gēng yī shì
change room
dressing room
locker room
toilet
sān gēng
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
midnight
also pr. [san1 jin1]
gēng xīn bǎn
new edition
new version
update
èr gēng
second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old)
wǔ gēng
fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
yī gēng
first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)
dòng tài gēng xīn
dynamic update (Internet)
sì gēng
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
bàn yè sān gēng
in the depth of night
late at night
Dí gēng sī
Dickens (name)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
sān gēng bàn yè
in the depth of the night
very late at night
Gēng xīn shì
Pleistocene (geological epoch from 2m years ago, covering the most recent ice ages)
shēn gēng bàn yè
in the dead of night (idiom)
dǎ gēng
to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
gēng dòng
to change
to replace
to alter
gēng shǐ
to make a new start
to regenerate
gēng gǔ
drum marking night watches
night watchman's clapper
Huì gēng sī
Huygens (name)
Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695), Dutch mathematician and astronomer
gēng fū
night watchman (in former times)
gēng cì
one watch (i.e. two hour period during night)
gēng lóu
watch tower
drum tower marking night watches
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