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更

gèng / gēng

更gèng

1. adverb even more

   今天比昨天更热。

   Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān gèng rè.

   Today is even hotter than yesterday.

更gēng

1. verb to change; to replace

   会议时间更改到下午三点。

   Huìyì shíjiān gēnggǎi dào xiàwǔ sān diǎn.

   The meeting has been rescheduled to 3 p.m.

2. noun night watch period (old)

   他半夜三更还在看书。

   Tā bànyè sāngēng hái zài kànshū.

   He was still reading in the dead of night.

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