更新
gēng xīnㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ
Sino-Vietnamese: CANH TÂN
Traditional: 更新
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 5
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate
更 is read gēng here, not gèng (“more”).
Examples
手机提示我要更新软件。
shǒu jī tí shì wǒ yào gēng xīn ruǎn jiàn.
My phone is telling me to update the software.
这个网站每天都更新。
zhè ge wǎng zhàn měi tiān dōu gēng xīn.
This website is updated every day.
工厂今年更新了设备。
gōng chǎng jīn nián gēng xīn le shè bèi.
The factory replaced its equipment this year.
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Stroke order
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)
TÂN · 13 strokes
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