更换

gēng huànㄍㄥㄏㄨㄢˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: CANH HOÁN

Traditional: 更換

HSK 3.0 · 5

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Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)

More formal than 换; note 更 is read gēng here.

这个零件需要更换。
zhè ge líng jiàn xū yào gēng huàn.
This part needs replacing.
我更换了手机号码。
wǒ gēng huàn le shǒu jī hào mǎ.
I've changed my phone number.
床单每周更换一次。
chuáng dān měi zhōu gēng huàn yí cì.
The sheets are changed once a week.

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CÁNH · 7 strokes

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)

HOÁN · 10 strokes

to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)