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更新 gēngxīn

更新 gēngxīn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 更新 gēngxīn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gēngxīn | geng1 xin1
English translation
to replace the old with new
to renew
to renovate
to upgrade
to update
to regenerate

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Traditional form

更新 gēngxīn

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 更新 gēngxīn

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gēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and bǐng represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

曰乂

Number of Strokes

7
Xīn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and Xīn represents the sound. The (wood) component was added later. Based on the original meaning "firewood", now written as xīn . The current meaning "new" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

亲斤

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 更新 gēngxīn

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chūn huí 大地 dà dì ,万象更新 wàn xiàng gēng xīn .

Spring comes round to the earth again and everything looks fresh and gay.

细胞 xìbāo 不断 bùduàn de 分裂 fēnliè 更新 gēngxīn 这是人体 rén tǐ 发育 fāyù 过程 guòchéng de 一部分 yī bù fen

Cells divide and renew as part of the human growth process.

实验室 shí yàn shì 最近 zuìjìn 经过 jīngguò gēng Xīn 可以 kěyǐ shǎng gēng 高阶 gāo jiē de 课程 kèchéng le

The lab has recently been updated to allow for more advanced courses.

更新 gēngxīn Decomposition

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更新 gēngxīn Compounds

See all 21 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 更新 gēngxīn in their composition.

  • gēng
    • 便 biàn
    • yìng , gěng , gěng , gěng , gěng , , Gēng , jīng , gěng , gěng , , , , gàng , , ,
  • Xīn
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